North Korea successfully tested hypersonic missile, says report
www.bbc.com
State media KNCA said the missile from yesterday's launch had "precisely hit" its target.

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KCNA said it "precisely hit" a set target 700km (434 miles) away.

This is the second reported test of a hypersonic missile, which can avoid detection for longer than ballistic missiles.

The test comes as its leader Kim Jong-un had earlier vowed to bolster Pyongyang's defences.

Mr Kim said in a New Year's speech that Pyongyang would continue to strengthen its defence capabilities due to an increasingly unstable military environment on the Korean peninsula.

North Korea tested a variety of missiles last year amid stalled talks with the South and US.

Pyongyang joins a small number of countries, including the United States and China, in attempting to develop hypersonic missiles.

The latest launch was first detected by the Japanese coast guard early on Wednesday, before being confirmed by defence authorities in Seoul.

  • Awoo [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    Lmfao so the DPRK has more advanced missiles than the USA?

      • JosipBRUHTito [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        If u want to trip, google "North Korea on brink of collapse" and read the yearly American media articles about this, which have been coming out regularly since 1990

        • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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          3 years ago

          They’ve done the same shit with China which is even more hilarious given China is now even richer than America

    • inshallah2 [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      I bet the democrats will rush to get a bipartisan "win" working with the republicans to give the military-industrial complex a gigantic amount of money in "emergency" funding to close the missile gap. Hundred billion dollars? More?