The US just carried out back-to-back ICBM launches, keeping the Minuteman III sharp until a new missile comes online

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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches through the fog during an operational test at 1:46 a.m. Pacific Time at Vandenberg Space Force base, California, 6 June 2024.
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches through the fog during an operational test at 1:46 a.m. Pacific Time at Vandenberg Space Force base, California, 6 June 2024.

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North Korea's new ICBM looks and works an awful lot like a Russian ICBM, experts say

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Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from an undisclosed location in North Korea in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on July 13, 2023.
North Korea conducted a test launch of the Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile in July.

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Kim Jong Un showed Russia his arsenal of nuclear weapons, the newest of which is among North Korea's most dangerous missiles

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, with Russian delegation led by its Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visits an arms exhibition in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, July 26, 2023, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War.
The Hwasong-18, the middle missile pictured here, is a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile, which

North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missiles could hit central US in just 33 minutes, says Chinese study

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Five large missiles simultaneously fired from the back of launchers in North Korea on March 10, 2023, in a state-distributed image that Insider could not verify.

Kim Jong Un's mysterious sister, Kim Yo Jong, issued a rare public threat to the US on her brother's behalf, hinting that she might be gaining influence

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A tv screen shows a file image of Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul.
A tv screen shows a file image of Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul.

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North Korea shows off design for new, more dangerous missile while rolling out enough ICBMs to possibly overwhelm US defenses

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This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says an intercontinental ballistic missile during a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Feb.

The US military says China now has more ICBM launchers than it does, but the US still has the nuclear edge

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Military vehicles carry China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019.
Military vehicles carry China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019.

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