North Korea's launch last week of an intercontinental ballistic missile, reported to be its most formidable yet, may have been a less advanced weapon than previously believed, according to a South Korean military official
The official, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, said South Korean and US analysis of the March 24 launch of what North Korea claimed was a new Hwasong-17 ICBM, was in actual fact the older and slightly smaller Hwasong-15 -- an ICBM last tested by Pyongyang in 2017.
Here's how US missile defense could be fooled by an ICBM 03:44Japan's Vice Defense Minister Makoto Oniki told reporters shortly afterward that the missile's altitude would suggest it is a"new type of ICBM."Read MoreJapanese officials were sticking to that assessment this week, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno saying on Monday that Tokyo judged the missile to be a new type based on flight altitude and other information.
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