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People watch the news at a Seoul train station as North Korea fires a long-range ballistic missile, days after Pyongyang threatened to down US spy planes that violated its airspace. IMAGES
North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile is capable of carrying a "large, heavy nuclear warhead" that can survive re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, its official news agency says. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama's Press Secretary, Josh Earnest, tells reporters the White House would not rule out additional sanctions on Iran following its recent ballistic missile test launches. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Iran says it test-fired several ballistic missiles on Tuesday, challenging a United Nations resolution and raising the possibility of a diplomatic response from the United States. Nathan Frandino reports.
China’s military has tested a railroad launch of a DF-41 long-range missile on December 5 that is capable of reaching US soil, The Washington Free Beacon reported.
Iran has successfully tested a new precision-guided, long-range missile, Iranian state-run media reported.CNN reports that the new missile, dubbed Emad, which means “pillar” in Farsi, is a surface-to-surface missile and a variant of Iran’s existing Shahab-3, but with a maneuvering reentry vehicle to improve system accuracy.