N. Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile

Updated On: 15 April, 2023 08:29 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies

Still, analysts said the test was likely a meaningful advance in N Korea’s goal to build a nuclear arsenal that could directly threaten the United States.

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This photo provided Friday by the North Korean government, shows what it says is the test-launch of Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday. Pic/AP

North Korea said Friday it flight-tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, a possible breakthrough in its efforts to acquire a more powerful, harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States.

North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency issued the report a day after the country’s neighbours detected a launch of a long-range missile from near Pyongyang, which extended a run of weapons displays involving more than 100 missiles fired into the sea since the start of 2022.