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According to the South Korean military, North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea on Friday.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) detected the launch from the Sunan area of Pyongyang at 10.15 a.m., and the missile flew around 1,000 km at an apogee of about 6,100 km at a top speed of Mach 22.
According to a South Korean defense source, the launch is thought to have involved the Hwasong-17 ICBM.
The North tested the same ICBM on November 3, but the launch was deemed a failure.
“North Korea’s ICBM launch this time is a significant provocation and serious act of threat that undermines peace and stability not only on the Korean Peninsula but also in the international community and a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions,” the JCS said in a text message sent to reporters.
The launch came just a day after North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui warned that unless the US strengthens its security commitment to using a full range of military capabilities, including nuclear options, to defend its allies, her country will take “fiercer” military actions.
The North launched a short-range ballistic missile into the East Sea shortly after Choe’s statement.
Source:OCN
