North Korea Conducts Longest-Ever Nuclear Missile Test

The color and shape of the exhaust flames seen in North Korean media photos of the launch suggest the missile uses preloaded solid fuel, which makes weapons more agile and harder to detect than liquid propellants that in general must be fueled beforehand.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has strongly condemned the latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea on 31 October 2024.

The U.S. expects some 8,000 North Korean troops that are now on Ukraine’s border to be sent into combat in the coming days

The launch of the solid-fuel Hwasong-19 rocket, overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was the latest in the frequent missile tests the nuclear-armed regime has conducted in defiance of United Nations Security Council sanctions.