Transcript for North Korea claims its 1st intercontinental ballistic missile test

First this Tuesday morning and breaking news the July 4 provocation from North Korea they claim to have launched their first Intercontinental ballistic missile. As we refer to US ICBM overnight perhaps. A major step toward their goal of being able to hit the United States with a nuclear weapon ABC's James Longman. Is in London covering this developing story for us this morning good morning chains. Good morning Paula a stunning claim overnight North Korea. Saying it's successfully tested its first Intercontinental ballistic missile. Announcement came on state TV this morning with a secretive regime releasing images it says all of the launch now. As usual it's very difficult to know for sure what's going on and not country but Japan confirmed overnight that the missile flew for about forty minutes before landing in the ocean. If true this would be the first time that North Korea has tested a missile the experts that could potentially reach Alaska. North Korean leader Kim Jong and and other officials were sent celebrating the successful launch. An overnight president trump was tweeting about the test chaos does this guy have anything better to do with his life. And James this comes on the heels of president trumps the summit with South Korea's new leader but how is the US reacting this morning. Well fully US officials tell us that analyzing the test at this point they believe it was a more sounded major range missile tensions of course between the US's allies on North Korea have been on the rise in the regime saying. They've carried out at least eleven missiles tests so far this CAA. And just last month the death of twenty year old American college student also wore India of course he was that off the seventeen months in captivity. I remember it's not just about how far I miss south and travel. But whether the technology is that to support they need to warhead pull it seems they've been marbled and Brees and and their actions James thinks of her your reporting this morning Dan.

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