SEOUL: North Korea's most recent intercontinental ballistic missile test, its first in seven weeks, was of a Hwasong-15 launched as part of a surprise drill, state media KCNA reported Sunday (Feb 19). The Saturday afternoon launch quickly received condemnation from South Korea, the United States and J
SEOUL: North Korea's most recent intercontinental ballistic missile test, its first in seven weeks, was of a Hwasong-15 launched as part of a surprise drill, state media KCNA reported Sunday .
Launched from the Pyongyang International Airport, the"missile traveled up to a maximum altitude of 5,768.5km and flew 989km for 4,015 seconds before accurately hitting the pre-set area in open waters of the East Sea of Korea", KCNA said, using the North's preferred term for the Sea of Japan. KCNA reported that"the drill was suddenly organised without previous notice", and that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had personally signed off on the test.
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