North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a successful test of the new “Hwasong-16B” hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Tuesday, according to state media.
The Rodong Sinmun reported Wednesday that the inaugural test of the solid-fuel missile, equipped with a “newly-developed hypersonic gliding flight warhead,” demonstrated technology that can improve survivability of all the country’s nuclear missiles.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a successful test of the new “Hwasong-16B” hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Tuesday, according to state media.
The Rodong Sinmun reported Wednesday that the inaugural test of the solid-fuel missile, equipped with a “newly-developed hypersonic gliding flight warhead,” demonstrated technology that can improve survivability of all the country’s nuclear missiles.
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