SEOUL, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- North Korea launched what appears to be its newest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, South Korean and Japanese defense officials said, a provocation coming just days ahead of the U.S. presidential election. South Korea's military detected a long-range missile fired from the Pyongyang area into the sea between Korea and Japan at 7:10 a.m., the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to reporters. Advertisement The missile was launched