North Korea announced on the 18th that it had successfully test-fired a new type of ICBM, the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-17, in the presence of General Secretary Kim Jong-un.
Kim emphasized his confrontational stance toward the United States and others, stating, "We will respond to nuclear weapons with nuclear weapons, and face-to-face confrontation with head-on confrontation."
On the 19th, North Korea's Korean Workers' Party organ newspaper "Rodong Sinmun" announced that a new ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile "Hwasong-17" was launched on the 18th at Pyongyang International in the presence of General Secretary Kim Jong-un. I told him it was done at the airport.
Among them, the "Mars 17 type" "climbed to a maximum altitude of 6040.9 km and flew 999.2 km for 1 hour 8 minutes 55 seconds", and accurately landed in the planned waters in the high seas of the Sea of Japan. I'm assuming
Also on the paper is a picture of a missile rising from a mobile launch pad with 11 wheels on one side while blowing out flames.
After criticizing the strengthening of "extended deterrence" to protect allied countries with the United States' nuclear force, Kim said, "If the enemy continues to threaten, we will respond with nuclear weapons, and face-to-face confrontation with head-on confrontation. ', emphasizing the confrontational stance against the United States and South Korea.