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North Korea tests first ever solid fuel ICBM, Hwasong-18
1 year, 8 months ago

North Korea tests first ever solid fuel ICBM, Hwasong-18

Al Jazeera  

A longer-range solid-fuel ICBM has long been on leader Kim Jong Un’s weapons wish list. North Korea has announced the successful test of its first solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, a key goal of leader Kim Jong Un’s plan to develop more advanced and powerful weaponry. The news agency cited Kim as saying the Hwasong-18 would rapidly advance North Korea’s nuclear …

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S. Korea conducts rocket launch days after North’s ICBM test
2 years, 8 months ago

S. Korea conducts rocket launch days after North’s ICBM test

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said it conducted its first successful launch of a solid-fuel rocket Wednesday in what it called a major step toward acquiring a space surveillance capability amid rising animosities with rival North Korea. South Korea had agreed on the restrictions in 1979 in return for receiving missile technology from the U.S. Wednesday’s launch came amid …

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North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile: South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in
2 years, 9 months ago

North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile: South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in

The Hindu  

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on March 24, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said, the first time Pyongyang has launched such a powerful weapon since 2017. It was a “breach of the suspension of intercontinental ballistic missile launches promised by Chairman Kim Jong Un to the international community,” Moon said in a statement, adding it was also in …

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North Korea launches suspected ICBM in first such test since 2017
2 years, 9 months ago

North Korea launches suspected ICBM in first such test since 2017

Al Jazeera  

Launch comes just over a week after Pyongyang test-fired a missile that appeared to explode shortly after liftoff. North Korea has fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea and Japan’s militaries said, in what would be the first such test of the isolated state’s largest missiles in nearly five years. South Korea’s …

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