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North Korea has announced that it has successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on the orders of the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, according to state media.

Tuesday morning's missile test exceeded an altitude of "well over" 1,550 miles, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense. 

The missile flew into waters east of the Korean Peninsula and may have landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends 200 nautical miles from its coastline, said Takahiro Hirano, public affairs officer from Japan's Ministry of Defense.

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