Kim Jong-un may fire nuclear weapons at South Korea and Japan during a war with the US. (Supplied: KCTV)
Matthew Carney, ABC News Online: North Korea: How will Donald Trump respond to the intercontinental ballistic missile claim?
If North Korea has really developed an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), this is a game-changer and it will force US President Donald Trump to act.
It would mean US bases in the Pacific and Alaska could be hit and — with more development — cities such as Seattle, San Francisco or Los Angeles could be devastated with a North Korean nuclear bomb.
But the first problem is how to verify North Korea's claim of a successful launch.
It is almost impossible, but what we do know is it that with every test, the nation has been making steady progress towards its goal of hitting America.
They've had 11 tests this year.
Most experts agree that within a couple of years North Korea would develop ICMB capability, so this is a bit earlier than anticipated.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 4, 2017
Where could a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile hit? -- ABC News Online
N.Korea's ICBM capability: what now? -- AFP
How to stop Kim Jong Un using his nukes -- Bennett Ramberg, Reuters
As Mosul Battle Ends, Iraq Forces Brace for Future -- Heather Murdock, VOA
The Muslim Brotherhood Is the Root of the Qatar Crisis -- Eric Trager, The Atlantic
There Is No Other Way With Pakistan -- Hussain Nadim, War on the Rocks
Is So-called Islamic State Gaining Strength in Pakistan? -- Madeeha Anwar, VOA
Duterte’s Year of Sound and Fury -- Ronald Holmes & Mark Thompson, The Diplomat
Is Shinzo Abe's sun setting and Yuriko Koike's star rising? -- Julian Ryall, DW
Putin meets Xi: Two economies, only one to envy -- Ivana Kottasová, CNN
Emmanuel Macron's State of the Union -- Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic
The Predictable Winners of Macron's Presidency -- Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, Bloomberg
Hamilton, the EU and the Upside to Shared Debt -- Komal Sri-Kumar, Bloomberg
Freedom Isn’t Free: Independence Day Reminder From Ukraine -- Nolan Peterson, Daily Signal
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