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Analysts investigate possibility of N.Korea missile test 'deception'

Reports suggest North Korea's biggest missile test ever may not have been what it seemed, raising new questions over the secretive country's banned weapons programme.

Reuters

North Korea's Kim Vows 'Overwhelming' Military Power

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to build up "overwhelming" and unstoppable military power, state media reported Monday, days after he presided over the nation's biggest missile launch. Kim's comments follow Pyongyang successfully carrying out the launch in defiance of crippling international sanctions on Thursday, the first time…

Asharq Al-Awsat

N. Korea's Kim vows to develop more powerful means of attack

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to develop more powerful means of attack, days after its most serious missile launch in more than four years

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Kim Jong-un in chilling threat about North Korea's 'formidable striking capabilities'

Kim Jong-un made the statement when meeting with North Korean officials, scientists, technicians and workers who contributed to a missile launch on Thursday

Daily Mirror

Kim says N.Korea will keep developing 'formidable striking capabilities' - KCNA

North Korea will continue to develop "formidable striking capabilities" that cannot be bartered or sold for anything, leader Kim Jong Un said, according to state media on Monday, as he visited workers involved with the country's biggest missile test.

Reuters

Pyongyang missile video draws sceptical second look

SEOUL: The “monster” intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) shown this week in North Korean state media after the country’s biggest test-fire ever is likely from an earlier launch, analysts said after examining the images and video.

Bangkok Post

Analysts say images of 'monster' North Korean ICBM may have been from earlier launch

The "monster" Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) shown this week in North Korean state media after the country's biggest test-fire ever is likely from an earlier launch, analysts said after examining the images and video.

Reuters

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North Korea Has 'Likely More in Store' after Missile Test, Says US

North Korea likely has "more in store" after successfully test-firing its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile, a top US official said Friday, as Washington called for tougher international sanctions at the UN Security Council. Thursday's launch was the first time Pyongyang has fired Kim Jong Un's most powerful missiles at full…

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U.S., Japanese, South Korean officials condemn North Korea's missile launch -State Dept

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim joined Japanese and South Korean officials in condemning Pyongyang's ballistic missile launch, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Friday.

Reuters

U.S. urges China and Russia to send strong message to North Korea after missile launch

China and Russia should tell North Korea to avoid more "provocations" after it resumed intercontinental ballistic missile testing this week, U.S. State Department spokesperson Jalina Porter said on Friday.

Reuters

Kim Jong Un oversees ICBM test, warns of confrontation with US

Kim Jong Un oversaw the successful launch of a new, larger intercontinental ballistic missile, in an explosive confirmation of his continued nuclear weapons development over the past four years despite international sanctions and failed talks with the U.S.

Tribune News Service

N.Korea media give Kim Jong Un 'Top Gun' treatment in missile coverage

Sporting a shiny leather jacket and slick aviator shades, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has starred in a Hollywood-style video for Pyongyang's latest missile launch.

Reuters

Slick Kim Jong-Un dons leather jacket in bizarre missile launch propaganda footage

The huge, new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), dubbed the Hwasong-17, was launched on Thursday and now North Korea has released footage showing military officials cheering moments after

Daily Mirror

Analysis-With largest test yet, N.Korea's ICBM programme hits new heights

North Korea's resumption of long-range missile tests, including a flight of its largest-ever weapon, puts it closer than ever to having a reliable way of delivering multiple nuclear warheads anywhere in the United States, analysts say.

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North Korea Says Kim Ordered Test of 'New Type' of ICBM

Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test-firing of North Korea's largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile, ensuring his country is ready for "long-standing confrontation" with the United States, state media reported Friday. The Thursday launch was the first time Pyongyang has fired Kim's most powerful missiles at full range since 2017. It…

Daily Mirror

North Korea test fired 'monster missiles' able to hit US and rain death on millions

North Korea launched a massive, new intercontinental ballistic missile, dubbed the Hwasong-17, that is capable of wreaking devastation as far afield as the United States or the UK

Al Jazeera

Hwasong-17: North Korea’s ‘monster missile’

Analysts say the weapon is the largest road-mobile ICBM in the world and could be designed to carry multiple warheads.

Al Jazeera

North Korea confirms ICBM test; warns of ‘long’ US confrontation

UN Security Council due to hold emergency meeting after launch, which breached weapons testing resolutions.

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Bangkok Post

North Korea's Kim ordered test of 'new type' of ICBM

SEOUL: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test-firing of the country's "new type" of intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported Friday.

Reuters

Biden faces worsening North Korea threat with fewer options

After U.S. President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory, his future policy chief for the Indo-Pacific region said the new administration would have to decide quickly its approach to North Korea and its nuclear and missile programs.

Reuters

Factbox-North Korea's new Hwasong-17 'monster missile'

North Korea test-fired its massive Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time on Thursday, demonstrating the capabilities of a weapon potentially able to deliver a nuclear warhead to anywhere in the United States.

Reuters

N.Korea says tested new ICBM, prepared for long confrontation with U.S.

North Korea said it tested a new, powerful type of intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, marking an end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing in place since 2017 and drawing international condemnation.

Reuters

N.Korea's Kim sends condolences to China's Xi over airliner crash -KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping to offer condolences over the recent crash of a Chinese airliner, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.

Reuters

North Korea to launch satellites to monitor U.S. and its allies

North Korea will launch a number of reconnaissance satellites in coming years to provide real-time information on military actions by the United States and its allies, state media on Thursday reported leader Kim Jong Un as saying.

Dynamite News

North Korea says latest test part of reconnaissance satellite development

Pyongyang says its Saturday launch was part of a reconnaissance satellite project, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reports.

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