North Korea test fires ‘first’ ICBM

SEOUL: North Korea declared Tuesday it had successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile—a watershed moment in its push to develop a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the mainland United States.

US experts said the device could reach Alaska, and the launch, which came as Americans prepared to mark Independence Day, triggered a Twitter outburst from President Donald Trump who urged China to act to “end this nonsense once and for all.”