Seoul: North Korea’s state media said on Wednesday that the country has successfully tested a hypersonic missile. Kim Jong Un Joining the launch for the first time in over a year.
On Tuesday, officials in South Korea and Japan detected the suspicious launch, which officials condemned Washington and prompted expressions of concern from Tokyo and the UN Secretary-General.
It was the second test in less than a week, underlining Kim’s New Year’s resolution to strengthen the military with state-of-the-art technology at a time when talks with South Korea and South Korea are taking place. . United States of america have stopped.
“The test-fire was intended for final verification of the overall technical specifications of the developed hypersonic weapon system,” state news agency KCNA Reported.
Upon its release from the rocket booster, a hypersonic glide vehicle made a 600 km “glide jump flight” and then a 240 km “water-in-sea” 1,000 km away, the report said.
“The superior maneuverability of the hypersonic glide vehicle was more clearly verified through final test-fire,” KCNA said.
KCNA said Kim urged military scientists to “continue to enhance the country’s strategic military strength, both in quality and quantity, and to accelerate efforts to further modernize the military”.
This was the first time since the start of 2020 that kim officially participated in the missile test.
“His presence here would suggest special attention to this program,” Ankit Panda, a senior fellow in the US based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, posted on Twitter.
On Tuesday, officials in South Korea and Japan detected the suspicious launch, which officials condemned Washington and prompted expressions of concern from Tokyo and the UN Secretary-General.
It was the second test in less than a week, underlining Kim’s New Year’s resolution to strengthen the military with state-of-the-art technology at a time when talks with South Korea and South Korea are taking place. . United States of america have stopped.
“The test-fire was intended for final verification of the overall technical specifications of the developed hypersonic weapon system,” state news agency KCNA Reported.
Upon its release from the rocket booster, a hypersonic glide vehicle made a 600 km “glide jump flight” and then a 240 km “water-in-sea” 1,000 km away, the report said.
“The superior maneuverability of the hypersonic glide vehicle was more clearly verified through final test-fire,” KCNA said.
KCNA said Kim urged military scientists to “continue to enhance the country’s strategic military strength, both in quality and quantity, and to accelerate efforts to further modernize the military”.
This was the first time since the start of 2020 that kim officially participated in the missile test.
“His presence here would suggest special attention to this program,” Ankit Panda, a senior fellow in the US based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, posted on Twitter.
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