Kim Jong Un guided North Korea's third 'hypersonic' missile test: State media



News Kim Jong Un guided North Korea’s third ‘hypersonic’ missile test: State media It's the first missile launch Kim has publicly attended in nearly two years Colin Zwirko January 12, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun (Jan. 12, 2022) \| Official photo of the "hypersonic" missile launching from a transport vehicle on Jan. 11 North Korea successfully conducted its third “hypersonic gliding warhead” test on Tuesday, according to state media, which said leader Kim Jong Un guided the missile test alongside his sister Kim Yo Jong and top officials. It was the first missile test Kim officially attended since March 2020, as the Academy of Defence Science and military officials have reportedly led over a dozen missile tests since then, including “hypersonic” tests last week and in Sept. 2021. According to the party-run Rodong Sinmun, the hypersonic gliding warhead on Tuesday separated from the missile and flew 621 miles (1,000 © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Kim Jong Un guided North Korea’s third ‘hypersonic’ missile test: State media

It's the first missile launch Kim has publicly attended in nearly two years

Colin Zwirko January 12, 2022

Kim Jong Un guided North Korea’s third ‘hypersonic’ missile test: State media

Rodong Sinmun (Jan. 12, 2022) | Official photo of the "hypersonic" missile launching from a transport vehicle on Jan. 11

North Korea successfully conducted its third “hypersonic gliding warhead” test on Tuesday, according to state media, which said leader Kim Jong Un guided the missile test alongside his sister Kim Yo Jong and top officials.

It was the first missile test Kim officially attended since March 2020, as the Academy of Defence Science and military officials have reportedly led over a dozen missile tests since then, including “hypersonic” tests last week and in Sept. 2021.

According to the party-run Rodong Sinmun, the hypersonic gliding warhead on Tuesday separated from the missile and flew 621 miles (1,000