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North Korea’s Kim ecstatic at second test of solid-fuel ICBM
1 year, 5 months ago

North Korea’s Kim ecstatic at second test of solid-fuel ICBM

Al Jazeera  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un clapped in delight as the country successfully launched its newest intercontinental ballistic missile – the solid-fuel Hwasong-18 – state media images showed. Dressed in a white suit and flanked by his wife and key aides, Kim personally oversaw the second test of the ICBM on Wednesday, state media said. The missile, which North Korea …

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Longest test launch was latest Hwasong-18 ICBM: North Korea
1 year, 5 months ago

Longest test launch was latest Hwasong-18 ICBM: North Korea

India Today  

North Korea tested its latest Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, its state media reported, saying the weapon is the core of its nuclear strike force and a warning to the United States and other adversaries. READ | Kim vows to boost North Korea’s nuclear capability after observing new ICBM launch "The test-fire is an essential process aimed at further …

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Fire power: From 1953 to 2022, North Korea's banned weapons programmes
2 years, 1 month ago

Fire power: From 1953 to 2022, North Korea's banned weapons programmes

Firstpost  

North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes have attracted international sanctions for the country Seoul: Here is a timeline of North Korea ’s banned nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes: Beginnings North Korea’s nuclear ambitions date back to 1953, when the Korean War ended in a stalemate. 2006-13: Nuclear tests North Korea ends the moratorium in 2005, blaming the …

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North Korea ICBM may have failed in flight, officials say, residents in Japan told to shelter
2 years, 1 month ago

North Korea ICBM may have failed in flight, officials say, residents in Japan told to shelter

India Today  

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile that triggered an alert for residents in parts of central and northern Japan to seek shelter. Officials in South Korea and Japan said the missile may have been an ICBM, which are North Korea's longest-range weapons, and are designed to carry a nuclear warhead to …

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North Korea confirms ICBM test; warns of ‘long’ US confrontation
2 years, 8 months ago

North Korea confirms ICBM test; warns of ‘long’ US confrontation

Al Jazeera  

North Korea says it test-fired its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un to boost its defences and prepare for a “long confrontation” with the United States, state media reported on Friday. Kim ordered the test because of the “daily-escalating military tension in and around the Korean peninsula” and the “inevitability of the long-standing confrontation …

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Fine-tuning the doomsday machines: Understanding the nuclear-missile dispute
3 years ago

Fine-tuning the doomsday machines: Understanding the nuclear-missile dispute

Salon  

Nuclear weapons are at the pinnacle of what Martin Luther King Jr. called "the madness of militarism." RELATED: Norman Solomon on what the media won't say: "The American people live in a warfare state" Elimination of ICBMs would substantially reduce the chances of a worldwide nuclear holocaust. "If our sensors indicate that enemy missiles are en route to the United …

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