said on Friday that it test-fired its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile yet under the direct orders of leader , who vowed to expand the North´s ' deterrent' while preparing for a 'long-standing confrontation' with the United States.The report by North Korean state media, together with pictures, came a day after the militaries of South Korea and said they detected the North launching an ICBM from an airport near capital Pyongyang in its first long-range test since 2017.The launch extended a barrage of weapons demonstrations this year that analysts say are aimed at forcing the United States to accept the idea of North Korea as a nuclear power and remove crippling sanctions against its broken economy that has been further damaged by pandemic-related difficulties.
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