Seoul: North Korea has made progress in the development of hypersonic missiles

According to the Fars News International Group, after Pyongyang announced earlier this week that it had successfully tested a solid-fueled hypersonic missile, South Korea’s defense minister on Tuesday He said on Saturday, it seems that North Korea has made progress in the construction and development of these missiles. koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240116000818″>Yonhap,” South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said, “Pyongyang launched a solid-propellant missile this time. Our assessment is that progress has been made.”

It is more difficult to identify solid-fuel missiles before launch compared to liquid-fuel missiles, which require more preparations before launch.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced in a statement: “North Korea fired a missile towards the East Sea (Sea of ​​Japan)”.

Pyongyang’s missile test was carried out in a situation where the president of North Korea and other officials of this country have repeatedly announced in recent years that the US and South Korea are practicing a military attack under the pretext of an exercise. are to North Korea.

A hypersonic weapon is among a list of high-tech weapons that Kim Jong Un promised to develop at the 2021 Party Congress. .

North Korea’s last missile test was a solid fuel intercontinental ballistic missile “Huasang-18” which was launched on December 18 (last month).

South Korea’s defense minister claimed that North Korean officials will face their end if they make a “wrong decision”.

This is while the president of North Korea has called for a revision of the country’s constitution to define South Korea as an “immutable main enemy”.

North Korea’s leader recently warned that if South Korea dares to attack his country, he will not hesitate to destroy them.

During a visit to a munitions factory, Kim said that He does not want to unilaterally cause a war on the Korean peninsula, but if South Korea starts it, this country will not shy away from war either.

In this visit, he called South Korea the main enemy of his country and He explained: “What North Korea should prioritize in its relations with hostile countries is to strengthen its military capabilities for self-defense and nuclear deterrence in the first place.”

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