After a monthslong lull, North Korea is back to testing missiles. On Wednesday morning local time, Pyongyang fired a long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea, according to South Korea’s military.
, which would allow North Korea to launch its ballistics faster compared to when the missile propellant needs to be refueled in liquid form.The mid-February launch of the Hwasong-15 from the Pyongyang International Airport marks North Korea’s first firing of an ICBM this year. Launched at a lofted trajectory, it reached an altitude of more than 3,500 mi. and flew for about 66 minutes.
This unverified photo, provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says was a test launch of a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile at Pyongyang International Airport, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.North Korea’s ICBMs are launched at high angles to avoid hitting any countries during testing—but in an actual attack, they would be launched at much lower angles to maximize their trajectory and reach their targets.
North Korea claimed it fired four cruise missiles called Hwasal-2 from the eastern city of Kimchaek in Hamgyong Province, just a day before the U.S. and South Korea started joint exercises in the Korean peninsula. Pyongyang’s central news agency claimed the missiles traveled 1,240 miles in eight-shaped trajectories through the East Sea. However, South Korea’s defense ministryNorth Korea ramped up its missile tests in March.
, expressed “great satisfaction” over the drills, as the troops “confidently” demonstrated the ability to “counter an actual war.”South Korea and the U.S. were scheduled to conduct large-scale military drills on March 13. In apparent protest, on the eve of the exercises, North Korea fired two cruise missiles from a submarine in the East Sea—which displayed the country’s amphibious launch abilities.Continuing its protests, North Korea fired two more SRBMs from its west coast. While the U.S.
said the country staged a drill “simulating a nuclear strike at a major enemy target” that same day, using a missile tipped with “a test warhead simulating a nuclear warhead.”South Korean defense officials said the North had fired at least four cruise missiles from its eastern Hamhung province.
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