North Korea releases footage of ballistic missile launch, could hit US

2023-12-19 13:24:29Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

North Korea releases footage of ballistic missile launch, could hit US

North Korean state television broadcast footage of the launch of the Hwasong-18 ICBM missile today. The isolated country said the test launch was carried out on Monday, December 18, to assess the combat readiness of its nuclear force against growing US hostility, as Washington and its allies began operating a data-sharing system. of rockets in real time.

North Korean state media said leader Kim Jong Un witnessed the launch of the Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a site east of the capital, Pyongyang, on Monday. The missile reached an altitude of 6,518 km, flew 1,002 km and accurately hit the intended target, an empty part of the sea, state media said.

South Korea and Japan said that based on Monday's flight data, the North had fired an ICBM with the range to hit anywhere in the United States. The launch was condemned by South Korea, Japan and the United States as a flagrant violation of UN Security Council resolutions.


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