North Korea Trumpets Successful Midrange Missile Launch

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/28N054M
via IFTTT North Korean leader Kim Jong Un trumpeted the success of a powerful new midrange ballistic missile test that state media said Thursday propelled one of the weapons more than 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) high, saying it would allow strikes on U.S. forces throughout the region.