Andaccordingtothem, thetestwaspossiblyaimedatincreasingthepayloadofthemissile, essentiallyfor a rockettocarrymultiplewarheadsandbemoreresistanttomissiledefensesystems.
TheICBM, weunderstand, flewforabout a thousandkilometerstotheeastbeforeitlandedjustoutsideJapaneseterritorialwatersoffthecoastinHokkaido.
ICBMは、北海道沖の日本の領海外に着弾する前に、東へ約1000キロ飛行したと聞いている。
Andtheprojectileflewat a sharplyhighangle, andthatimpliesthatitcouldflyorthatitcouldgointothePacific, farintothePacific, reachingtheUnitedStateshaditbeenflownat a morehorizontalangle.
Butwe'realso a weekawayfromthe U.S. presidentialelections, andobserversaresayingthatwhatPyongyangistryingtodoistostrengthenitsnegotiatinghandwithwhoevercomesintotheWhiteHouse.