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Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. Follow him on Twitter @ColinZwirko.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. (Updated at 11: 12 a.m. KST on March 17 with expert comments, and at 3:32 p.m. with KCTV footage.)
North Korea launched a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Pyongyang International Airport on Thursday as a direct response to “provocative and invasive large-scale drills by the U.S. and south Korea" this week, according to state media.