Kim Jong Un Leads Test of New Missile That Can Hit US Bases
- North Korea says it tested out a hypersonic glide vehicle
- Pyongyang tends to try provocations near elections in neighbor
Kim Jong Un
Photographer: Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/Getty Images
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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.”
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.