It's one of a number of ballistic missile tests this year, and showed North Korea has the ability to potentially strike a US state. This missile appeared to use an engine we had not seen flight tested previously, and which may have been designed by North Korea. On March 6, North Korea launched four "Extended-Range Scuds" (Scud-ER) simultaneously from mobile launchers on a road. What did North Korea launch on June 8? When tests are successful, North Korea releases detailed photographs and other information that allows us to understand more about the missiles.

Source: CNN July 04, 2017 07:07 UTC