North Korea boasts of ‘the world’s strongest’ ballistic missile after test

Photo provided by the North Korean government, showing what it says is a test launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-19 (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

North Korea has dubbed its recently tested new intercontinental ballistic missile “the world’s strongest,” a claim viewed by outside experts as propaganda.

A missile launched by North Korea on Thursday flew higher and stayed in the air for a longer duration than any other weapon the country has fired.