In its latest move of aggression, North Korea launched on Friday an intercontinental ballistic missile near Japanese waters, its second significant weapons test this month. The missile firing “showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland,” according to the Associated Press. Although it remains unclear whether the Hermit Kingdom possesses functioning nuclear weapons, the Friday launch involved the country’s longest-range missile. It is designed to carry more than one nuclear warhead to overpower the United States missile defense systems. The report continued: North Korea’s recent torrid run of weapons tests aims to advance its nuclear arsenal