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| Pyongyang test-fires suspected ballistic missile | |
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| North Korea has ramped up its testing activity in the recent months with what it claimed to be "hypersonic" missiles launches | North Korea has ramped up its testing activity in the recent months with what it claimed to be "hypersonic" missiles launches |
| Pyongyang has carried another suspected missile launch, the South Korean military reported. The reclusive nation has stepped up its missile activity, already firing two “hypersonic” missiles in as many months. | Pyongyang has carried another suspected missile launch, the South Korean military reported. The reclusive nation has stepped up its missile activity, already firing two “hypersonic” missiles in as many months. |
| The alleged North Korean “projectile” was launched towards the Sea of Japan, the South Korean military reported on Monday morning, without providing any details as to its type or range. | The alleged North Korean “projectile” was launched towards the Sea of Japan, the South Korean military reported on Monday morning, without providing any details as to its type or range. |
| The Japanese Ministry of Defense identified the projectile as a “possible ballistic missile,” while the country's Coast Guard warned vessels to look out for falling objects. | |
| The reported missile test comes several days after Pyongyang claimed to have staged a drill involving two railway- born guided missiles that obliterated their intended targets in the Sea of Japan. | The reported missile test comes several days after Pyongyang claimed to have staged a drill involving two railway- born guided missiles that obliterated their intended targets in the Sea of Japan. |
| In addition to this, North Korea has claimed to have already tested two “hypersonic missiles” since the start of the year, in January and in February, respectively. | |
| The nation’s most recent “hypersonic missile” launch last Tuesday reportedly rattled nerves in the Pentagon, which thought that the missile was heading for the US and grounded a number of flights on the west coast as a precaution. | |
| In wake of the test, the US sanctioned a number of North Koreans as well as a Russian national and a Russian firm, which Washington accused of helping Pyongyang to obtain “weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery.” | |
| Responding to the fresh penalties, North Korea vowed a “stronger and certain reaction” to the sanctions, arguing that the development of its hypersonic missile program was its “legitimate right.” |