Posted on 02/18/2023 8:07:11 PM PST by entropy12
North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off Japan's west coast on Saturday afternoon after warning of a strong response to upcoming military drills by South Korea and the United States.
"The surprise ICBM launching drill ... is an actual proof of the DPRK strategic nuclear force's consistent efforts to turn its capacity of fatal nuclear counterattack on the hostile forces into the irresistible one," the state news agency KCNA said, using the abbreviation for the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The state news agency said the missile had flown for 1 hour, 6 minutes and 55 seconds, as high as 5,768 km (3,584 miles), before accurately hitting a pre-set area 989 km (614 miles) away in open waters. Hwasong-15 was first tested in 2017.
Japanese said on Saturday the missile had plunged into waters inside its exclusive economic zone.
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North Korea has more than a credible deterrent - and it seems about to test solid fueled MIRV-capable missiles which will be as capable as anything we have.
Little rocket man is spending his country into oblivion.
Isn’t Kim’s sister in charge now?
If it hasn’t already, Japan is going nuclear.
She seems to be active.
(as high as 5,768 km (3,584 miles), before accurately hitting a pre-set area 989 km (614 miles) away)
Fairly-impressive. Not saying that’s a good thing. Only that it seems to be a more serious threat nowadays.
The distance from Pyongyang, North Korea to Seoul, South Korea is:
345 miles / 555 km driving
121 miles / 194 km flying
TravelMath.com
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