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North Korea launched a Hwasong-17 missile on Thursday

The missile North Korea fired on Thursday is said to be a Hwasong-17. As far as is known, this is the largest ICBM in the country’s possession. According to Pyongyang, the missile was fired during an exercise in a “harsh response” to military exercises that South Korea and the United States are currently conducting, state media reported.

Photos released by the country show North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watching the launch with his daughter. The missile landed in the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan shortly before President Yoon Suk-yeol flew from South Korea to Japan for a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. North Korean missile tests and the country’s nuclear program have been a major topic of conversation between the two leaders.

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Kim accused the United States and South Korea of increasing tensions with the 11-day military exercise they have been holding since Monday under the name of Freedom Shield.

North Korea held a record number of missile tests last year and launched several missiles again this year. The country launched two more strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday and tested two ballistic missiles on Tuesday.

Author: ap
Source: BNR

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