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Will Australia be safe from North Korea’s ICBM?

•	The North Korean government claim to have launched a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile.

• The North Korean government claim to have launched a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile. Source: AAP

There are growing concerns that Australia can be a target of North Koreas as it is believed that some parts of Australia are within a range of the rouge countrys intercontinental ballistic missile.


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By Leah Na

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There are growing concerns that Australia can be a target of North Koreas as it is believed that some parts of Australia are within a range of the rouge countrys intercontinental ballistic missile.


North Korea announced their test for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was successful and now they have a capacity to strike their main enemy, United States.

Kim Jong-un described yesterday's launch as a "gift" to "American bastards" for Independence Day.

ICBM has a minimum range of 5,500 km and the North Korean missile's actual range could be as far as 8,000km according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.

It means, not only United States but also northern and even central Australia can be within a range of the missile.

The northern capital city Darwin already had a bad memory of foreign invasion. During the Second Word War, Darwin was the only city in Australia that was bombed by the Japanese. Residents in Northern Territory now show their concerns on North Korean ballistic missile.

The SBS Korean program has more.

 


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