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South Korea
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China
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Japan
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North Korea
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Detailed explanation-1: -Longest trajectory by a North Korean missile as of launch date. Missile was fired on a lofted trajectory with apogee of 2,000 km, landing 800 km away in the Sea of Korea. Missile was launched, reaching an apogee of 970 km and landing 4500 km away in the Pacific Ocean, east of Japan.
Detailed explanation-2: -In October last year, North Korea fired another type of missile which flew over Japan - thought to have been the intermediate-range Hwasong-12. This can travel up to 4,500km - putting the US island of Guam in the Pacific within range.
Detailed explanation-3: -In recent months, North Korea has test-fired a barrage of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, including last month’s launch of its developmental, longest-range liquid-fuelled Hwasong-17 ICBM, which is designed to carry multiple warheads and has been dubbed the “monster missile”.