Coverage dated October 31, 2024

North Korea Boasts of 'The World's Strongest' Missile, but Experts Say It's Too Big to Use in War

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North Korea boasted that the new intercontinental ballistic missile it just test-launched is “the world’s strongest,” a claim seen as pure propaganda after experts assessed it as being too big to be useful in a war situation.

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  1. Military.com

    North Korea Boasts of 'The World's Strongest' Missile, but Experts Say It's Too Big to Use in War (opens Military.com)

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    North Korea boasted that the new intercontinental ballistic missile it just test-launched is “the world’s strongest,” a claim seen as pure propaganda after experts assessed it as being too big to be useful in a war situation.

  2. NBC4 Washington

    North Korea boasts of its new missile capable of reaching the US (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    North Korea on Friday bragged of its recently tested new intercontinental ballistic missile, calling it “the world’s strongest."

  3. Newsweek

    North Korean missile too big to use in war: experts (opens Newsweek)

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    North Korea claims to possess the world's strongest missile but experts caution that its size makes it impractical for warfare.

  4. NBC News

    North Korea boasts of new ICBM able to reach the U.S. mainland (opens NBC News)

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    North Korea bragged of its recently tested new intercontinental ballistic missile, calling it “the world’s strongest,” a claim viewed by experts as propaganda.

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