Tag: Hwasong-17

North Korea Says It Launched ICBM to Warn US, South Korea Over Drills

March 17, 2023
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SEOUL—North Korea said that Thursday’s launch was its largest Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), fired during a drill to demonstrate a “tough response posture” to ongoing U.S.–South Korea military drills, state media reported. Photos released on Friday by North Korea’s state media showed Kim Jong Un watching the launch with his daughter, and included pictures…

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South Korea Claims North Korea ‘Deceived’ the World About ‘Monster Missile’ Launch

March 30, 2022
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South Korean lawmakers said Tuesday that North Korea faked the launch of a “monster missile” on March 24, claiming that the launch actually involved a smaller intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that Pyongyang last launched in 2017. North Korea claimed on March 24 that it test-fired a new type of ICBM, the Hwasong-17, which experts dubbed a…

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