North Korea says it launched Hwasong-17 ICBM to counter ‘invasive’ US-ROK drills

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North Korea says it launched Hwasong-17 ICBM to counter ‘invasive’ US-ROK drills

State media reports Kim Jong Un and daughter watched launch of DPRK’s largest missile meant to ‘send warning’ to enemies

Colin Zwirko March 17, 2023

North Korea says it launched Hwasong-17 ICBM to counter ‘invasive’ US-ROK drills

Kim Jong Un and his daughter watch the Hwasong-17 ICBM launch on March 16 | Image: Rodong Sinmun (March 17, 2023)

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. (Updated at 11: 12 a.m. KST on March 17 with expert comments, and at 3:32 p.m. with KCTV footage.)

North Korea launched a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Pyongyang International Airport on Thursday as a direct response to “provocative and invasive large-scale drills by the U.S. and south Korea" this week, according to state media.

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Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.

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