In two videos[/B] posted on social media, Kim Jong-un first orchestrates and then triumphs over the launch of a "new type" of intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-17, in a test, which the North Korean leader said was intended to demonstrate the strength of Pyongyang's nuclear power and deter any US military moves.
North Korea announced that it has test-fired a "new type" of Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to strengthen its nuclear deterrent against "US imperialism," according to Pyongyang's official news agency (KCNA).
In fact, the state-run TV network published an edited video showing Kim Jong Un, along with two officers, controlling the ICBM launch, with footage resembling a "movie production" and the North Korean leader putting on a show before and after
The launch was to strengthen its nuclear deterrent against "American imperialism," according to Pyongyang's official news agency (KCNA).
It was the first full-scale ICBM test by North Korea since 2017. According to flight data, the North Korean missile flew higher and farther than any previous time before falling into the sea west of the coast of Japan. Records indicate that the North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile traveled a distance of 1,090 kilometers (681 miles) before hitting a target west of Japan.
Kim Jong Un ordered and personally supervised the missile test, KCNA underlines. "The appearance of the new strategic weapon," the North Korean leader claimed, "will make the whole world realize the power of our armed forces once again."
The missile test was condemned by the leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea.
Photos released by KCNA showed a huge missile, black in color with a white head, rising into the sky leaving behind a fiery tail.
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