North Korea announced through state media on the morning of the 19th that it conducted a launch training of the ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class "Hwasong-15" on the 18th.
It is said that the training was conducted by the newly established "Missile Directorate".
On the evening of the 18th, North Korea launched an ICBM-class missile from the suburbs of the capital, Pyongyang, and after reaching a maximum altitude of about 5,700 km, it is believed to have fallen into the Sea of Japan within Japan's EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone). So, the announcement seems to point to this missile.
What is Mars 15?
North Korea's ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class "Hwasong 15" is a liquid fuel type with two nozzles and is mounted on a mobile launch pad with nine wheels on one side. We can attack," he claims.
In November 2017, it was launched from western North Korea toward the Sea of Japan for the first time in a "lofted trajectory," which is launched at a higher angle than usual. North Korea reached a maximum altitude of 4,475 km and flew horizontally for a distance of 950 km. announced that it did.
Also, in November last year, when North Korea announced the implementation of a military "military operation" in response to joint air force exercises by the United States and South Korea, a missile similar to the "Hwasong-15" was shown. was included.
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has analyzed that the range of the `` Mars 15 type '' can reach up to 13,000 kilometers and can reach Washington, the capital of the United States, but technology such as re-entry into the atmosphere and precision guidance of the warhead. It was said that it was necessary to further verify whether it had established