With latest missile test, North Korea aims to overwhelm US defenses   

Seoul, South Korea — North Korea claimed progress Thursday on testing a missile meant to contain multiple warheads, an advanced weapon aimed at penetrating U.S. missile defenses. According to the state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korea “successfully conducted the separation and guidance control test of individual mobile warheads” during a Wednesday launch. KCNA said the first stage engine of an intermediate-range solid-fuel ballistic missile carried the warheads, which “were guided...