North Korea Claims Pres. Kim Commanded a Test of a “New Type” of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

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North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, personally witnessed the test-firing of a “new type” of intercontinental ballistic missile to strengthen the country’s nuclear deterrence against US “imperialists,” official media claimed Friday.

North Korea Says Kim Ordered Test of 'New Type' of ICBM | Asharq AL-awsat

The launch on Thursday was Pyongyang’s first full-range launch of Kim’s most powerful missiles since 2017, and it looks to have traveled higher and farther than any prior ICBM test by the nuclear-armed country.

North Korea Says Kim Jong Un Guided Test of 'Monster' New ICBM

According to KCNA, the test launch of the “new kind of intercontinental ballistic missile,” the Hwasong-17, was carried out under the “direct instruction” of Chairman Kim.

Newsmaker] N. Korea seen moving intercontinental ballistic missile: report

The Hwasong-17 is a massive intercontinental ballistic missile that was initially displayed in October 2020 and has been termed a “monster missile” by experts. It had never been successfully tested before, and the launch elicited instant condemnation from Pyongyang’s neighbors and the United States.

North Korea's Monster ICBM Hwasong-17 tested, capable of hitting anywhere  in the U.S.

Official media published images of Kim, dressed in his trademark black leather jacket and dark sunglasses, strolling across the tarmac in front of a massive missile carried on an 11-axle carrier.

Kim lauds new ICBM launch success as North Korea prepares for 'long  confrontation' with U.S. | The Japan Times

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