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North Korean test of ICBM is condemned by two-thirds of UN Security Council

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DPRK Successfully Tests ICBM Hwasongpho-19, Demonstrating Strategic Deterrence

China Daily

The DPRK conducted a successful test of its latest ICBM Hwasongpho-19, demonstrating the country's strategic capabilities and deterring potential threats. The missile flew for 5,156 seconds before landing in the open waters off the country's east coast, with no negative impact on neighboring countries. The test further updated the country's strategic missile capability and showcased its advanced strategic deterrent, which …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

North Korea Tests Longest Flying ICBM, Marking a New Chapter in Its Missile Program

Al Jazeera

North Korea test-fired its longest flying missile yet, marking a new chapter for its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) programme. The missile flew for 86 minutes and approximately 1,000km (621 miles) at a maximum altitude of 7,000km (4,350 miles) before it splashed down off the coast of Hokkaido, outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

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South Korean military says the North appears poised to conduct nuclear and ICBM tests

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1 year ago

US flies bombers for joint drills with South Korea, Japan after North’s long-range missile launch

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — The United States flew long-range bombers for joint drills with South Korea and Japan on Wednesday in a show of force against North Korea, days after the North performed its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in five months. The trilateral training off South Korea’s southern island of Jeju was meant to strengthen the countries’ joint response …

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1 year ago

North Korea’s Kim personally oversaw ICBM launch, state media says

Al Jazeera

Launch of solid-fuel Hwasong-18 sends ‘clear signal to the hostile forces’, Korean Central News Agency says. North Korea has confirmed that it tested its most powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile as a warning to the United States, with leader Kim Jong Un personally overseeing the launch. Kim said the launch of the Hwasong-18 on Monday sent a “clear signal to …

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1 year, 8 months ago

North Korea tests new solid-fuel ICBM with a warning: ‘Uneasiness and horror…'

Hindustan Times

North Korea revealed that it has tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-18 aimed at “radically” pushing the country's nuclear counterattack capability, news agency Reuters reported quoting state media. North Korea Missile: A TV screen is seen reporting North Korea's missile launch with a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in South Korea. North Korean leader …

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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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1 year, 8 months ago

Photos: North Korea tests ‘breakthrough’ solid-fuel ICBM

Al Jazeera

North Korea has announced that it successfully tested its first solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile in a major breakthrough for its banned weapons programme. The Hwasong-18 took off from a site close to the capital, Pyongyang, on Thursday and flew for about 1,000 kilometres, according to official media KCNA, which described the launch as a “miraculous success”. KCNA cited Kim as …

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1 year, 9 months ago

North Korea confirms fired ICBM, says it was Hwasong-17

Al Jazeera

The Hwasong-17 is the largest road-mobile, liquid-fuelled ICBM in the world. North Korea has confirmed it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile and that it was the Hwasong-17, known as the country’s “monster missile”. Confirming the ICBM test on Friday, North Korea’s state media said it was intended to demonstrate a “tough response posture” and was a response to the “provocative …

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1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea threatens to turn Pacific into ‘firing range’ as it tests nuclear-capable launcher

The Independent

North Korea said it fired projectiles in the first tests of its nuclear-capable launcher, a day after it tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile of 2023. The tests were followed by a stark warning from the powerful and outspoken sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who told the US the country would turn the Pacific into a “firing range”, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea says it fired ICBM as warning to U.S., Seoul; South Korea, U.S. stage combined military drill

The Hindu

North Korea said on February 19 it had tested a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile the previous day in a “sudden launching drill” that confirmed its readiness for “mobile and mighty counterattack” against hostile forces. South Korea and the United States held a combined air drill involving a U.S. strategic bomber on Sunday in response to North Korea’s launch of the …

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1 year, 10 months ago

N Korea confirms ICBM test, touts nuclear counterattack ability

Al Jazeera

Pyongyang says its latest ICBM test was meant to bolster its ‘fatal nuclear counterattack’ capabilities. North Korea has said it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile as a warning to the United States and South Korea, claiming the drill successfully demonstrated its capacity to launch a “fatal nuclear counterattack”. “The surprise ICBM launching drill … is an actual proof of the …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Aggressive Koreas leave peninsula tense

The Hindu

Published : Dec 28, 2022 11:38 IST Tensions are rising yet again in the Korean peninsula. North Korea said that its recent missile tests were in response to the “aggressive and provocative” US-led military exercises in South Korea. The latest flurry of North Korean missile tests came after the US, Japan, and South Korea announced in a joint statement their …

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2 years, 1 month ago

North Korea tests suspected ICBM with range to reach US mainland

Al Jazeera

US Vice President Kamala Harris convenes emergency meeting of leaders at regional summit in Bangkok after weapon lands in seas off the Japanese island of Hokkaido. US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said the launch “needlessly raises tensions” and shows that North Korea is prioritizing unlawful weapons programs over the wellbeing of its people. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also …

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2 years, 1 month ago

North Korea keeps up missile barrage with suspected ICBM

The Hindu

North Korea added its barrage of recent weapons tests on Thursday, firing at least three missiles including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile that forced the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and temporarily halt trains. Japan's Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada said one of the North Korean missiles reached a maximum altitude of 2,000 kilometres and travelled about 750 kilometres before …

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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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2 years, 6 months ago

N Korea fires missiles, ‘including ICBM’, as Biden ends Asia tour

Al Jazeera

Seoul, South Korea – North Korea has test-fired three missiles off its east coast, including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, according to the governments of South Korea and Japan. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the first missile was launched from the Sunan area in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, at 6am local time on Wednesday. South Korea’s President …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Hwasong-17: North Korea’s ‘monster missile’

Al Jazeera

Analysts say the weapon Is the largest road-mobile, liquid-fuelled ICBM in the world, and could be designed to carry multiple warheads. Here is what we know about the Hwasong-17: Specifications North Korea’s official KCNA news agency says the Hwasong-17 flew 1,090 km at a maximum altitude of 6,248.5 km and hit a target in the Sea of Japan during the …

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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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2 years, 8 months ago

North Korea says it test-fired biggest ICBM, US adds sanctions

India TV News

Highlights North Korea test-fired its biggest-yet intercontinental ballistic missile under Kim Jong Un orders Kim vowed to expand North’s nuclear war deterrent while preparing for long-standing confrontation The launch extended a barrage of weapons demonstrations this year North Korea said on Friday it test-fired its biggest-yet intercontinental ballistic missile under the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, who vowed to …

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2 years, 8 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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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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2 years, 9 months ago

Seoul: North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean missile fired from its capital region exploded soon after liftoff in an apparent failed launch on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, amid speculation that the North is preparing to launch its longest-range weapon in the most significant provocation in years. The U.S. and South Korean militaries said last week that North Korea had …

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North Korean test of ICBM is condemned by two-thirds of UN Security Council

DPRK Successfully Tests ICBM Hwasongpho-19, Demonstrating Strategic Deterrence

North Korea Tests Longest Flying ICBM, Marking a New Chapter in Its Missile Program

South Korean military says the North appears poised to conduct nuclear and ICBM tests

US flies bombers for joint drills with South Korea, Japan after North’s long-range missile launch

North Korea’s Kim personally oversaw ICBM launch, state media says

North Korea tests new solid-fuel ICBM with a warning: ‘Uneasiness and horror…'

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

Photos: North Korea tests ‘breakthrough’ solid-fuel ICBM

North Korea confirms fired ICBM, says it was Hwasong-17

North Korea threatens to turn Pacific into ‘firing range’ as it tests nuclear-capable launcher

North Korea says it fired ICBM as warning to U.S., Seoul; South Korea, U.S. stage combined military drill

N Korea confirms ICBM test, touts nuclear counterattack ability

Aggressive Koreas leave peninsula tense

North Korea tests suspected ICBM with range to reach US mainland

North Korea keeps up missile barrage with suspected ICBM

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

N Korea fires missiles, ‘including ICBM’, as Biden ends Asia tour

Hwasong-17: North Korea’s ‘monster missile’

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

North Korea says it test-fired biggest ICBM, US adds sanctions

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

North Korea launches suspected ICBM in first such test since 2017

Seoul: North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch