Asia & Pacific

North Korea Claims Test-Fired Missile Was New Hypersonic Weapon

North Korea has test-fired various intermediate-range missiles in recent years, and some could reach U.S.-controlled Guam.
North Korea Claims Test-Fired Missile Was New Hypersonic Weapon
A photo shows what the North Korean regime says is a test fire of a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea on Jan. 6, 2025. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
The Associated Press
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Chris Summers
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North Korea has claimed that a missile it test-fired on Jan. 6 was a new hypersonic intermediate-range weapon that “only a few countries in the world” possess.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was quoted by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) as saying, “The hypersonic missile system will reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific region that can affect the security of our state.”