North Korea says record test was new Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile
SEOUL: North Korea flexed its military muscle with the test of a huge new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile dubbed Hwasong-19, state media said
Western leaders condemn North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile launch
Today’s launch comes as tensions escalated after North Korean soldiers were deployed to Russia this month.
North Korea launches a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to threaten U.S.
North Korea launches ICBM, heightening tensions with U.S. and allies, amid reports of troops sent to support Russia in Ukraine.
North Korea intercontinental ballistic missile test records longest-ever flight time
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that flew for its longest ever recorded flight time and with a theoretical range capable of striking the U.S. mainland, South Korea and Japan's militaries reported Thursday. It marked North Korea's first ICBM launch since December and comes as the reclusive nuclear-armed country may be seeking to grab U.S. attention ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election. The launch also comes as the nation has ratcheted up its rhetoric against U.S. allies South Korea and Japan, and as NATO and the Pentagon estimate that North Korea has sent about 10,000 soldiers to train in eastern Russia for possible eventual deployment in Ukraine to support Russian President Vladimir Putin's war effort there. The ICBM was in the air for 86 minutes, beating its previous record by 13 minutes. It was launched from near North Korea's capital Pyongyang and traveled for about 620 miles before crashing into the sea in waters off Japan. However, because the missile was fired at what Japan's…
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