North Korea conducts first long-range missile test in months,

North Korea conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in five months, likely launching a developmental, more agile weapon, as it vows strong responses against U.S. and South Korean moves to boost their nuclear deterrence plans.
The South Korean government described the missile tested as a solid-fueled weapon, a likely reference to the North’s road-mobile Hwasong-18 ICBM whose built-in solid propellants make its launch more difficult for adversaries to detect than liquid-fueled weapons.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un previously called the Hwasong-18 the most powerful weapon of his nuclear forces.
South Korea’s military said the North Korean missile flew about 1,000 kilometers before landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
It said the missile was launched on an elevated angle, an apparent attempt to avoid neighboring countries.
Japanese lawmaker Masahisa Sato, citing Japan’s Defense Ministry, said the missile rose as high as 6,000 kilometers
. The reported flight details matched those of North Korea’s second test of the Hwasong-18 missile in July.