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U.S., S. Korea to deploy strategic assets in response to N. Korean ICBM test

Seoul will "immediately" discuss deployment of additional THAAD launchers with Washington: MND

The South Korean military announced on Saturday that Seoul and Washington will deploy what it called "strategic assets" to the Korean peninsula in response to North Korea’s test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Pyongyang launched an ICBM from near Mupyong-ri, Jagang province at 11.41 pm (KST) on Friday.

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