North Korea launched a new hypersonic missile designed for long-range strikes in the Pacific, claiming it achieved speeds 12 times the speed of sound. The test comes amid a renewed focus on expanding North Korea's nuclear capabilities and follows a year of extensive weapons testing.
North Korea test-fired a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike remote targets in the Pacific. The missile launch, conducted on Monday, comes as leader Kim Jong Un vows to further expand his collection of nuclear-capable weapons to counter rival nations. The North Korea n state media report claimed the weapon traveled 1,500 kilometers (932 miles), reaching two different peaks of 99.8 kilometers (62 miles) and 42.5 kilometers (26.
4 miles), and achieved a speed amounting to 12 times the speed of sound before accurately striking a sea target. However, South Korea’s military believes North Korea was exaggerating the capabilities of the system, saying the missile covered less distance and that there was no second peak. This launch comes a day after South Korea's military said it detected North Korea launching a missile that flew 1,100 kilometers (685 miles) before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The launch, conducted weeks before Donald Trump returns as U.S. president, came off a torrid year in weapons testing. North Korea demonstrated multiple weapons systems last year that can target its neighbors and the United States, including solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles, and there are concerns that its military capabilities could advance further through technology transfers from Russia. In recent years, North Korea has flight tested various intermediate-range missiles, which if perfected, could reach the U.S. Pacific military hub of Guam. In recent months, North has been testing combining these missiles with purported hypersonic warheads to improve their survivability. These missiles are designed to fly at more than five times the speed of sound. The speed and maneuverability of such weapons aim to withstand regional missile defense systems. However, it’s unclear whether these missiles are consistently flying at the speeds the North claims
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