North Korea launches highest-ever ICBM that puts Washington, DC in range

Pyongyang's official news agency KCNA released images of the newest addition to North Korea's arsenal of ballistic missiles — the Hwasong-15.

The missile launched Wednesday spent around 53 minutes in the air, reaching a height of up to 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles), before splashing down in waters around 210 kilometers (130 miles) west of Japan's Aomori prefecture, according to authorities in Japan and South Korea.

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is seen as the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test was successfully launched KCNA/Reuters
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The new Hwasong-15 being prepared for launch. KCNA/Reuters
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Kim Jong Un posing next to the new Hwasong-15 missile. KCNA/Reuters
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The rocket is drawn out from the base ready to launch. KCNA/Reuters
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A view of the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test that was successful. KCNA/Reuters
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is seen as the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test was successfully launched. KCNA/Reuters