“The missile logged a longer flight time than any of its predecessors and went farther into the atmosphere than ever before, reaching a height of 2,800 miles. The International Space Station, by comparison, is 240 miles above the Earth.” North Korea’s latest missile launch appears to put US capital in range.

+ “The launch revealed several important things” on the technical and diplomatic fronts. None of those things are good. From The New Yorker: The “Bitter Pill” in North Korea’s Most Powerful Missile.