North Korea celebrates successful launch of new missile

Pyongyang says nuclear weapon that can hit US ensures security

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A view of celebrations at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang on December 1.

HIROSHI MINEGISHI, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- North Korea held mass celebrations Friday in the capital Pyongyang to celebrate the "completion" of its nuclear missile capacity, following the successful test launch of its new intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-15, the official Rodong Sinmun newspaper said Saturday.

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