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The new-type ICBM proved before the world that the hegemonic position we have secured in the development and manufacture of nuclear delivery,
leader Kim Jong Un said while overseeing the launch, KCNA reported We've not yet seen these troops deploy into combat against Ukrainian forces, but we would expect that to happen in the coming days,
The test of the latest strategic weapon system updated the recent records of the strategic missile capability of the DPRK and demonstrated the modernity and creditability of its world's most powerful strategic deterrent,
the KCNA said, using the acronym of North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Today, I can confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk region."
Confirming intelligence from Ukraine, Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte said earlier on Monday I think that the reaction to this is nothing; it has been zero,
Russia actually provided new technology for reentering the atmosphere,
said Ahn Chan-il, a defector-turned-researcher who runs the World Institute for North Korea Studies I affirm that the DPRK will never change its line of bolstering up its nuclear forces,
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), using the acronym of North Korea's official name, Democratic People's Republic of Korea Given that an ICBM targets the U.S., (the North) has boasted its proven capability to retaliate in the event its safety is threatened,
It is true that Russia has advanced science and technology, but they aren’t necessarily superior to what we have in South Korea or the U.S.,
The defense chiefs of South Korea and the U.S. agreed to demonstrate the alliance's determination for a response by strongly carrying out various measures, such as combined drills involving the deployment of U.S. strategic assets,
Speaking of the ICBM, I believe the North’s reentry technology is nearly complete,
Kim told reporters during a press conference following a Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) with his U.S. counterpart in Washington, Wednesday (local time). North Korea could have probably thought that its rivals could look down on it after it gave away so much in military resources to Russia,
Yang Uk, an expert at South Korea's Asan Institute Institute for Policy Studies told Defense News The launch may have been intended as a demonstration to show what it's capable of, regardless of troop dispatches or other movements,
Analysts will be tempted to read this in the context of the upcoming US election, but I wouldn’t be so hasty,
This test contributes to Kim Jong Un’s goals of improving the credibility of his nuclear deterrent. He just visited an ICBM base and called for progress, so this test should be seen primarily through those lenses,
The test-fire is an appropriate military action that fully meets the purpose of informing the rivals, who have intentionally escalated the regional situation and posed a threat to the security of our Republic recently, of our counteraction will,
Kim was quoted as saying by KCNA, according to the Reuters news agency Longer flight time means longer flight range,
said Yang Uk, a research fellow at the Seoul-based Asan Institute for Policy Studies We estimate that its flying altitude was the highest we have seen,
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told reporters It only demonstrates that the DPRK continues to prioritize its unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs over the well-being of its people,
Their actions have consequences, as all actions have consequences, and they need to be mindful of that in terms of what could happen,
