North Korea fired a hypersonic missile on Monday, with Kim Jong-Un saying the launch signalled the country was "ready to use any means to defend our interests".
North Korea’s Kim Jong UN has issued a major warning to his "rivals" after firing a new hypersonic missile system 932 miles. The country's leader said Monday's launch "clearly showed the rivals what we are doing and that we are fully ready to use even any means to defend our legitimate interests", state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday.
North Korean state media said Tuesday that the new weapon would help "contain" any enemy in the Pacific region.
Kim Jong Un described the missile test as a crucial achievement in his goals to bolster North Korea's nuclear deterrence. Lee Sung Joon, Spokesperson of South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, downplayed the test,
In a worrying sign for Japan, Pyongyang claimed the new hypersonic intermediate-range weapon is effective at 'breaking any dense defensive barrier.”
The hypersonic missile’s reported capabilities put US bases in Guam within reach, though Kim Jong-un insists it is purely defensive.
Washington, a return to normalcy would come as a relief regardless of who’s in charge in Seoul. The current crisis has been a nightmare from which the Americans would hope to awaken and discover
NORTH KOREA said today that it had test-fired a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike remote targets in the Pacific. Pyongyang’s latest weapons test coincided with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowing to further expand his collection of nuclear-capable weapons to counter rival nations.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un reportedly said a new hypersonic missile tested this week was aimed at deterring the country's Pacific rivals.
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has issued a bizarre new ban on a popular food loved by Americans, saying anyone who serves it is guilty of treason.
North Korea has tested a new hypersonic missile, which Kim Jong-un said would help deter its Pacific rivals, state media reported on Tuesday...