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Banned N. Korean ICBM Takes Longest Flight Yet

Banned N. Korean ICBM Takes Longest Flight Yet

Above: A man watches a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test in Seoul on Oct. 31, 2024. Image copyright: Jung Yeon-Je/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

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Metaculus Prediction

There's an 18% chance that the World Population Review will rate North and South Korea as being at war before Jan. 1, 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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