Outside experts say Kim wants a modernized weapons arsenal to wrest U.S. concessions like sanctions relief when diplomacy resumes.
North Korea successfully tested a solid-fuel engine for its new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile, state media reported Wednesday, claiming a progress in efforts to develop a more powerful, agile missile designed to strike faraway U.S. targets in the region.A hypersonic missile is among an array of high-tech weapons systems that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un publicly vowed to introduce in 2021 to cope with what he called deepening U.S. hostility.
In January, North Korea said it flight-tested a new solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic, maneuverable warhead, in a likely reference to the missile mentioned in Wednesday's KCNA dispatch. In November, North Korea said it had tested engine tests for an intermedia-range missile but didn't say whether it's designed to carry a hypersonic warhead.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast.South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast.
Read more »
Seoul says North Korea fires missile toward the North's eastern watersSouth Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast
Read more »
Seoul says North Korea fires missile toward the North's eastern watersSouth Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast
Read more »
Seoul says North Korea fires missile toward the North’s eastern watersSouth Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast
Read more »
North Korea: Kim drives new-type battle tanks and calls to prepare for warNorth Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has joined his troops in training to operate newly developed battle tanks and called for bigger efforts to prepare for war. The North’s tank training was seen as a response to the annual 11-day South Korean-U.S. military drills that are to end later Thursday.
Read more »
North Korea Debuts ‘Most Powerful Tanks in the World’ with Kim Jong-un Maiden DriveSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »