North Korea Successfully Tests Hypersonic Ballistic Missile

Japan, South Korea, Doubt North Korean Hypersonic Missile Claims
North Korea claimed to have carried out a successful test-firing of a new hypersonic intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Monday, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who observed the firing from a video feed,
North Korea launches ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan
North Korea launched a medium-range ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s military confirmed. The missile, fired from the Pyongyang area, flew 1,100 km before splashing down between the Korean peninsula and Japan.
North Korea tests ballistic missile as Blinken visits South Korea
The JCS said the South Korean military has heightened surveillance for additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture to share info with the U.S. and Japan.
South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea
South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew 685 miles before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan
North Korea tests mid-range missile as Blinken visits Seoul
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a North Korean missile test carried out during his visit to Seoul on Monday was a reminder of the need to deepen Washington's cooperation with South Korea and Japan to deter an emboldened Pyongyang.
North Korea fired hypersonic missile in message to 'rivals,' Kim Jong Un says
North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency claimed a successful test of a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile.
With Blinken visiting Seoul, North Korea launches ballistic missile
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul, South Korea.
Kim Jong Un says North Korea ‘cannot be ignored’ after success of new hypersonic missile
Kim Jong Un warned that North Korea ’s rivals could not ignore its new hypersonic ballistic missile, which was tested while US secretary of state Antony Blinken was visiting South Korea on Monday.
US Sends Another Missile-Tracking Plane To Watch North Korea's Weapons
The United States deployed a second missile-tracking aircraft to an air base in the Western Pacific Ocean, following the nuclear-armed North Korea testing a hypersonic weapon. Newsweek has contacted the U.
North Korea claims successful test of new intermediate-range hypersonic missile
North Korea said Tuesday it successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile, claiming the weapon would "reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific region."
North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate-range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets
In recent years, North Korea has flight tested various intermediate-range missiles, which if perfected, could reach the US Pacific military hub of Guam

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