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The launch was the North's first this year.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would boost national defenses to cope with what he called an unprecedented U.S.-led confrontation.
The United States has flown long-range bombers for joint drills with South Korea and Japan in a show of force against North Korea.
North Korea claimed Wednesday to have successfully placed a spy satellite into orbit with its third launch attempt this year.
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