US says recent North Korea missile tests were of new ICBM system

Recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, marking a “serious escalation” by Pyongyang that will be punished with fresh sanctions, a senior US official says.

Although the individual February 26 and March 4 tests did not display ICBM range or capability, they were clearly intended “to test elements of this new system before [North Korea] conducts a launch in full range,” the official says.

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