N. Korea boasts about new long-range missile, calls it 'world's strongest'

A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 31, 2024. The letters read, "North Korea launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile today."

North Korea on Friday bragged about its recently tested new intercontinental ballistic missile, calling it "the world's strongest." Outside experts saw the claim as propaganda, though the test did show advancement in the North's quest to build a more reliable weapons arsenal.