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North Korean Missile: Must US Be Worried?

February 21, 2023 13:14 IST

North Korea test fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile in Pyongyang last weekend.

This ICBM is theoretically capable of reaching all of the United States mainland.

The missile traveled up to a maximum altitude of 5,768.5 km and flew 989 km for nearly 67 minutes hitting the target in waters of the East Sea off Korea.

 

IMAGE: The Hwasong-15 ICBM is launched. All photographs: North Korea's Korean Central News Agency/Reuters

 

 

 

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