Expert: N. Korea 'closer to capability they're after' North Korea set off a previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday, which flew higher than any other missile it has launched. Foreign policy expert Michael O'Hanlon estimates the launch was part of a previously planned schedule of tests, rather than a direct result from any escalating tension in US-North Korea relations, but worries that North Korea could be "closer to having the capability they're after". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES