North Korea has launched a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike remote targets in the Pacific. This development comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, with North Korea vowing to expand its nuclear arsenal and conducting multiple weapons tests in recent years.
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The North’s state media said Kim supervised Monday’s launch, and that the weapon flew 1,500 kilometers and achieved a speed amounting to 12 times the speed of sound before accurately striking a sea target. South Korea’s military did not immediately comment on the North Korean assessment. “The hypersonic missile system will reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific region that can affect the security of our state,” the agency quoted Kim as saying.
The launch took place while U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean allies over the North Korean nuclear threat and other issues.
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