North Korea states it checked hypersonic intermediate-range rocket targeted at remote Pacific targets
SEOUL, South Korea-- North Korea stated Tuesday its most current weapons test was a brand-new hypersonic intermediate-range rocket developed to strike remote targets in the Pacific as leader Kim Jong Un pledged to more broaden his collection of nuclear-capable weapons to counter competing countries.The North Korean state media report came a day after South Korea's armed force stated it discovered North Korea releasing a rocket that flew 685 miles before landing in waters in between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The launch, performed weeks before Donald Trump returns as U.S. president, came off a torrid year in weapons screening.North Korea showed several weapons systems in 2015 that can target its next-door neighbors and the United States, consisting of solid-fuel global ballistic rocket...
