There is a view that the ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class missile launched by North Korea on the 18th is a new type "Hwasong 17 type" that has the potential to cover the entire United States, and North Korea is on the 19th. is also expected to boast of the successful launch through state media.
On the morning of the 18th, North Korea launched an ICBM-class missile from the outskirts of the capital Pyongyang toward the Sea of Japan, reaching a maximum altitude of about 6,000 kilometers and then falling inside Japan's EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone). It is considered.
South Korea's news agency Yondo News reported that the launch was a new ICBM-class "Hwasong-17", which had been successfully detached up to the second stage. It conveys the view that there has been considerable technological progress compared to .
The Hwasong-17 is North Korea's largest ballistic missile, mounted on a mobile launcher with 11 wheels on each side, and is said to have a range of more than 15,000 kilometers.
In March, North Korea announced that it had successfully launched the "Hwasong-17" for the first time, but the South Korean Ministry of Defense said that the speed of the ascent, the combustion time of the engine, and the number of nozzles, etc. It was analyzed that it was "Mars 15 type".
For this reason, North Korea is expected to strongly restrain the United States by boasting on the 19th that it has successfully launched an "ICBM with a range that covers the entire United States" through state media.
Also, it is possible that General Secretary Kim Jong-un (Kim Jong-un), whose movements have not been reported for the longest 31 days since the beginning of this year, witnessed the launch.