North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boasted that a recently tested intercontinental ballistic missile is another 'reliable and maximum-capacity' weapon to contain U.S. military threats, state media reported Saturday.
U.S. military threats, state media reported Saturday. The United States responded to the North’s weapons launch by flying supersonic bombers in a show of force.
KCNA said the missile fired from Pyongyang International Airport traveled up to a maximum altitude of about 6,040 kilometers and flew a distance of about 1,000 kilometers before it landed on the preset area in international waters off the country’s east coast. Kim’s statement suggests North Korea will continue its testing activities as the United States is pushing to bolster its. There are concerns that North Korea could soon conduct its first nuclear test in five years.
This photo provided on Nov. 19, 2022, by the North Korean government shows what it says a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile before its test firing at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified.
U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson condemned Friday’s launch and said the United States will take “all necessary measures” to guarantee the safety of its territory and South Korea and Japan.
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