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News North Korea claims it successfully test launched new ‘hypersonic’ missilesState media hides photos of missiles as experts say no clear evidence test involved new Hwasong-11E seen at parade
North Korea “successfully” test launched “two hypersonic projectiles” on Wednesday, state media reported the following day, without offering more technical details on the test. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the missiles were “launched northeastward from Ryokpho District in Pyongyang” and “struck their intended targets in the tableland of Kwesang Peak of Orang County, North Hamgyong Province.” DPRK leader Kim Jong Un was not mentioned in the report, with top military officials Pak Jong Chon, Kim Jong Sik and Jang Chang Ha overseeing the test by the Missile Administration instead. KCNA called the “test of the new weapons system” © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |








