April 20, 2024
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Mattis: North Korea can now hit “everywhere in the world” with ICBM

Comments follow DPRK missile launch in early hours of Wednesday morning

Update at 0730 KST: this article has been amended to reflect Mattis's comments.

North Korea now has the ability to hit almost anywhere in the world with an intercontinental continental ballistic missile (ICBM), U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said on Tuesday.

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