North Korea Claims Progress on Long-Range Goal With Missile Test

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North Korea said the new missile was based on the solid-fuel Polaris, the country?s first submarine-launched ballistic missile, or SLBM. PhotoSEOUL, South Korea ? North Korea said on Monday that it had successfully tested a new nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile, claiming important progress in being able to strike its enemies with long-range missiles tipped with nuclear warheads. Analysts and defense officials in the region said that North Korea was still years away from achieving the capability that Mr. Kim claimed. On Sunday, the South Korean military said the North Korean missile was launched from the northwestern town of Banghyon and flew 310 miles before landing in the sea between the North and Japan. A month later, it reported a successful ground test of a new intercontinental ballistic missile engine.