Vincent Brooks

United States Forces Korea General Vincent K. Brooks , center, poses for photographs with South Korean military officials during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the signing of the Korean War ceasefire armistice agreement, South Korea., July 27, 2016. (Kim Hong-Ji/AP)

(ANTIMEDIA) Korean Peninsula — As Americans grilled burgers and watched fireworks in celebration of the Fourth of July on Tuesday, North Korea defiantly test-launched its first successful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Analysts say the missile flew higher and farther than any had before and could more than likely have reached Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.