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BackNorth Korea confirms tactical ballistic missile test... “A major change and a great achievement”
North Korea confirms tactical ballistic missile test... “A major change and a great achievement”
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North Korea confirms tactical ballistic missile test... “A major change and a great achievement”

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  • North Korea announced through the Korean Central News Agency that it conducted a tactical ballistic missile test on the 12th.
  • The Joint Chiefs of Staff detected that several ballistic missiles were launched from the Pyongyang area to the East Sea, and one type was assessed to have flown more than 900 km.
  • This launch was not reported in media targeting North Korean residents, but was only revealed to external media.

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Why It Matters

North Korea has recently continued to develop nuclear weapons and missiles, and is interpreted to have carried out a show of force in response to the South Korean government's disclosure of a test launch of a hypersonic glide vehicle.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Boram Yoon = North Korea announced that it conducted a test launch of a tactical ballistic missile on the 12th.

The Korean Central News Agency announced on the 13th, "The General Missile Administration conducted a test launch of a tactical ballistic missile on the 12th to confirm the performance of technological renewal of important core elements."

The news agency claimed, “The test is part of the normal activities of the Missile Administration and its affiliated research institutes to advance the technology of weapon systems.”

He added, "The Directorate-General of Missiles announced that the technological update of key elements confirmed today is a major achievement that heralds significant changes in improving the performance and sophistication of all offensive weapon systems."

Previously, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Joint Chiefs of Staff) announced that it had detected that several ballistic missiles were launched from the Pyongyang area in North Korea into the East Sea the previous morning.

Four days after the South Korean government announced the first test launch of a domestically produced hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), North Korea also launched a ballistic missile, which was interpreted as a demonstration of force.

An official from the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, “Based on the analysis results to date, (North Korea) has launched several different types of ballistic missiles, and it is assessed that one type of ballistic missile flew more than 900 km.”

Typically, a range of 300 to 1,000 km is classified as a short-range ballistic missile. It has been reported that military authorities are analyzing the possibility that missiles that flew over 900 km were test-launched with a reduced range of a mid-range (MRBM) ballistic missile with a range of 1,000 to 3,000 km.

News of this training was not reported in the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea, and was only published on the Korean Central News Agency, an external media outlet.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • There is a possibility that North Korea will conduct additional missile test launches in the future.

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What is the exact type of missile used in this test launch?
  • Is North Korea planning additional missile launches in the future?
  • Will this launch provoke any sanctions or reaction from the international community?

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