North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brings daughter to latest intercontinental missile launch, vows to counter US nuclear presence
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brings daughter to latest intercontinental missile launch, vows to counter US nuclear presence

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has responded to the US beefing up its regional security presence with nuclear assets by inspecting a test of the new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile. Key points: State media says the intercontinental ballistic missile flew almost 1,000km for more than an hour Kim Jong Un vowed to to counter US "military bluffing" with counteraction Mr Kim is rarely seen with his children publicly and much of his private life is unknown Attending the site with his daughter on Friday, local time, Mr Kim said the US and its allies pursuing a hostile policy had prompted his country to "substantially accelerate the bolstering of its overwhelming nuclear deterrence." North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was joined at the missile test by his daughter, the first time she has been featured in state media. Kim's private life mostly unknown The missile test marks the first time North Korea's state media has mentioned Mr Kim's daughter or publicised her photos.

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