North Korea Says Second Hypersonic Missile Test Was Successful

CNN: North Korea says it test-fired a hypersonic missile Wednesday, state media reports 

(CNN)North Korea said it successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile on Wednesday, the state-run news agency KCNA reported Thursday. According to the report, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not attend the launch. 

"The successive successful test launches in the hypersonic missile sector have a strategic significance of accelerating the task of modernizing the national strategic force suggested by the 8th Party Congress and completing the most important task among the top five tasks in the strategic weapons sector of the five-year plan," KCNA said. 

The missile was separated after launch, maneuvered 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) from the initial launch, and hit the target set at 700 kilometers (435 miles) without an error, KCNA reported.  

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WNU Editor: I am also skeptical .... North Korea claims to be testing the world's most advanced weapon. Experts are doubtful (CNN). 

 

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