North Korea's Missile Launches Escalate Tensions in East Asia

North Korea conducted a missile test with its longest ever flight time off its east coast, flying for 74 minutes to an altitude of 6,000 km and range of 1,000 km. The launch coincided with a meeting between the leaders of South Korea and Japan at a NATO summit to discuss threats including North Korea. The missile test follows recent complaints from North Korea about American spy planes violating its airspace and a visit by an American nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine to South Korea. Analysts believe North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) can reach anywhere in the United States, and the country likely possesses nuclear warheads that can fit on rockets.