Despite the anger, the Taepo Dong-1 will likely refocus the thinking of policy makers on both sides of the Pacific.
CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia
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Its new Taepo-dong 1 missile is said to have a range of almost 2000 km - putting all of Japan within its sights.
BBC: Setting store by military might
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U.S. and Asian experts suspect North Korea is already doing just that, using a Chinese-designed rocket to build an intercontinental version of the Taepo Dong-1.