JAKARTA - North Korea successfully tested a solid-fueled ballistic missile equipped with a warhead, and declared the test "it has nothing to do with the regional situation."
Pyongyang said its missile agency tested a medium-range ballistic missile equipped with "a controllable hypersonic warhead."
"This trial will not affect the security of any neighboring country and has nothing to do with the regional situation," the agency said, quoted by Antara from Anadolu, Monday, January 15.
South Korea (South Korea) and Japan on Sunday, January 14, said North Korea launched its first missile, its missile fire this year.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have continued since last year when the two divided Korean countries held military activity, with the United States and Japan also joining Seoul in joint military exercises.
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"This trial is aimed at verifying the gliding and maneuvering characteristics of moderate-distance hypersonic warheads that can maneuver in a controlled manner and the reliability of the newly developed high-propelled multi-stage solid fuel engine," according to a report by Pyongyang-based KCNA News Agency.
The agency said such missile tests were part of regular defense activity to "develop a strong weapon system."
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