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Pentagon: North Korea fires ballistic missile

By Jamie McIntyre
Published July 28, 2017 3:32pm ET
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Pentagon: North Korea fires ballistic missile
The Defense Department has confirmed that North Korea fired a ballistic missile Friday morning. | (Defense Department's Missile Defense Agency via AP)

The Pentagon confirmed Friday that the latest missile launch by North Korea was the second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States.

The missile was fired from north central North Korea and traveled about 600 miles before falling in the Sea of Japan.

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