First, Neighbors at Risk

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North Korea has had the ability to launch short-range missiles that can reach its neighbors, including South Korea and Japan, for decades.

Then, Guam Within Range

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After years of trying to build a reliable intermediate-range ballistic missile that could target American military bases in Guam, North Korea successfully launched a missile in mid-May believed to have a range long enough to reach the Pacific island.

Now, a Threat to Continental U.S.

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In July, for the first time, North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, called Hwasong-14. The first test appeared to show the North could hit Alaska, and possibly San Diego, while the second pushed the range to somewhere between Denver and Chicago, according to David Schmerler, a research associate at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.