North Korea has criticised recent US-South Korean joint military exercises and has stepped up weapons tests in the past months.
This picture taken on April 13, 2023 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on April 14 shows the second stage separation scene taken by a camera mounted on the new Hwasongpho-18 intercontinental ballistic missile. - AFP
North Korea has criticised recent US-South Korean joint military exercises as escalating tensions, and has stepped up weapons tests in the past months. "The development of the new-type ICBM Hwasongpho-18 will extensively reform the strategic deterrence components of the DPRK, radically promote the effectiveness of its nuclear counterattack posture and bring about a change in the practicality of its offensive military strategy," KCNA said, using the initials of its official name.Analysts said it is the North's first use of solid propellants in an intermediate-range or intercontinental ballistic missile.
"For any country that operates large-scale, missile based nuclear forces, solid-propellant missiles are incredibly desirable capability because they don't need to be fuelled immediately prior to use," said Ankit Panda, a senior fellow at the U.S.-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace."These capabilities are much more responsive in a time of crisis."
North Korea first displayed what could be a new solid-fuel ICBM during a military parade in February after testing a high-thrust solid-fuel engine in December. The missile, fired from near Pyongyang, flew about 1,000km before landing in waters east of North Korea, officials said. North Korea said the test posed no threats to its neighbouring countries.
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