DAR AL HARB/ISLAM - U.S.A./NORTH KOREA/IRAN: N.K. TEST LONG RANGE MISSILE, MUSUDAN-TYPE, FROM IRANIAN SOIL

North Korea tests long-range missile
By Richard Spencer in Beijing

North Korea has used a launch-pad in Iran to test-fire a new long-range missile capable of hitting American bases in the Pacific, according to reports from Japan and South Korea.

The missile, known as a Musudan-type, was shown to the public at a vast military parade in the North Korean capital Pyongyang, according to the reports.

South Korean and American intelligence reports suggest it was then tested not from North Korean soil but from Iran, with which North Korea is known to have close military co-operation.

The missile, which could target the US military on the Pacific island of Guam, was previously unrecorded.

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