‘On Wednesday, North Korea successfully test-fired a new mid- to long-range solid-fuel, hypersonic missile’, as per the media reports.
On Tuesday North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea in a possible test, drawing swift criticism from South Korea, Japan and the United States.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch, appreciating it as a strategic weapon that demonstrates the superiority of North Korea’s defence technology.
Kim said, ‘With this, North Korea has fully turned all tactical, operational, and strategic-grade missiles of different ranges into solid-fuel, with warhead control, and capable of nuclearisation’.
Hypersonic missiles are more difficult to intercept, while missiles with solid fuel can be moved and stored more easily.
Britain also condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch on Tuesday, saying it violated multiple UN Security Council resolutions.
Meanwhile, a North Korean diplomatic delegation that visited China, Vietnam and Laos, and an economic delegation to Russia, have all returned home on Tuesday.
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