North Korea's Provocative Missile Launches Amidst Escalating Tensions with US

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a potential range of over 15,000 km, capable of hitting anywhere in the United States, according to South Korea and Japan. This marks North Korea's second missile launch in a matter of hours, as it condemns the United States' "war" moves. The missile was fired from near Pyongyang, flew about 1,000 km, and fell into the sea off the North's east coast. The launch has been labeled a destabilizing act that disregards international warnings and U.N. Security Council resolutions.