"North Korea is continuing to pursue its ICBM in a methodical and pragmatic manner, making progress in incremental steps," said Joseph Bermudez from 38 North, a Washington-based North Korea monitoring project. Larger, More powerful missileThe missile's large size was immediately apparent in the photos, which analysts said could provide for a more powerful propulsion system. "And I don't mean 'Big for North Korea.' Only a few countries can produce missiles of this size, and North Korea just joined the club." The massive vehicle was "100 percent" a domestic product of North Korea, state media quoted Kim Jong Un as saying.

Source: Economic Times November 30, 2017 07:30 UTC