Kim Jong Un Leads Test Of New Missile That Can Hit US Bases
NDTV
Kim Jong Un's propaganda apparatus on Wednesday lauded the launch of the missile that took place a day earlier.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a new ballistic missile designed to deploy a hypersonic glide vehicle that can deliver a nuclear payload, his state media reported, calling the test "an epoch-making success." Hwasong-16B. pic.twitter.com/FCHQBmDhdO
Kim's propaganda apparatus on Wednesday lauded the launch of the missile that took place a day earlier, which it said was intermediate-range - meaning it could hit US military bases in the region. It also touted that it's solid-fuel, meaning it can be quickly deployed and fired.
It still remains to be seen if North Korea has actually developed a functional hypersonic glide vehicle. These weapons are designed to deploy a reentry vehicle for carrying a nuclear warhead that can change its flight path at high speeds, making them hard for interceptors to shoot down.
