4 days ago
nippon.com
Although the number of launches is disturbing, it is consistent with North Korea’s ongoing policy of continuously ramping up missile development and production, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Yet two short-range missile tests announced in North Korea caused little stir in either the United States or South Korea. Among the items disclosed were a “missile to strike and annihilate any strategic targets within a range of 15,000 kilometres,” a “hypersonic gliding flight warheads,” an “solid-fuel engine-propelled inter-continental underwater and ground ballistic missile” (ICBM: Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile), and a “underwater-launch nuclear strategic weapon” (SLBM: Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile). (© Korea News Service/Kyōdō)More Diversified Missile Development AheadMeanwhile, North Korea has continued its development and testing of the Hwasong series. Thus far, Japan has not been able to come up with an answer to North Korea’s diversified missile development.
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