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I affirm that the DPRK [North Korea] will never change its line of bolstering up its nuclear forces."
Kim added
We've not yet seen these troops deploy into combat against Ukrainian forces, but we would expect that to happen in the coming days."
He saidThe 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
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
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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
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I think that the reaction to this is nothing; it has been zero,
Zelensky said
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 StudiesNorth 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,
he saidAnalysts will be tempted to read this in the context of the upcoming US election, but I wouldn’t be so hasty,
Panda said
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,
Panda told Al JazeeraThe 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,
Savett added
Around 7:11 a.m. today (2217 GMT Wednesday) North Korea launched at least one ICBM-class ballistic missile from an area near Pyongyang toward the northeast,
Japanese Defense Minister General Nakatani told reporters,
Their actions have consequences, as all actions have consequences, and they need to be mindful of that in terms of what could happen,
he said
It is believed the North Korea ballistic missile is a long-range ballistic missile fired at a high angle,
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statementNorth Korea will want to keep getting help like this, because it saves times and costs while improving performance and upgrading the stability of weapons system,
he saidThis launch is a flagrant violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions. While U.S. INDOPACOM has assessed it did not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel, or territory, or to our allies, this launch needlessly raises tensions and risks destabilizing the security situation in the region,
NSC spokesperson Sean Savett said