North Korea conducts a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile test days before the US election. The missile is believed to be the longest flight time yet for a North Korean missile, and it is suspected to have fallen outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone. The launch comes just days ahead of the US presidential election, and follows warnings from the South …
Back in March 2022, North Korea announced it had launched the Hwasong-17, its new “monster” intercontinental ballistic missile, which boasts the longest estimated range in its arsenal. When North Korea released a propagandistic video of the March 24 launch, international and South Korean analysts were quick to point out certain suspicious details in the footage and satellite imagery. There was …
The North Korean government has been testing its medium- and long-range missiles with alarming regularity since the beginning of the year. The North Korean state news agency, KCNA, said the test was a “striking demonstration of the great military muscle” of the country. North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Soon-hue stated in response that the U.S. was peddling a “lunatic …
The size of the new missile indicated that it might be able to fly farther and carry a more powerful nuclear warhead, South Korean, and other analysts said, although it has never been flight-tested Seoul: North Korea displayed what appeared to be its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile during a nighttime military parade in Pyongyang on Saturday, but it was not …
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