{"id":1867,"date":"2022-11-19T13:37:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T13:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:39:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:39:50","slug":"north-koreas-kim-boasts-new-icbm-as-us-flies-bombers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/war\/north-koreas-kim-boasts-new-icbm-as-us-flies-bombers\/2022\/11\/19\/hasan\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea\u2019s Kim boasts new ICBM as US flies bombers"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEOUL,<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> (AP)<\/span> NOV,19–<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> leader<\/span> Kim<\/span> Jong-un<\/span> boasted<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> recently<\/span> tested<\/span> ICBM<\/span> is<\/span> another<\/span> “most<\/span> capable<\/span> and<\/span> reliable<\/span> weapon”<\/span> to<\/span> contain<\/span> U.S.<\/span> military<\/span> threats,<\/span> the<\/span> official<\/span> said.<\/span> media<\/span> reported<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday.<\/span> The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> responded<\/span> to<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> weapons<\/span> launch<\/span> by<\/span> flying<\/span> supersonic<\/span> bombers<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> show<\/span> of<\/span> force.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> Central<\/span> News<\/span> Agency<\/span> said<\/span> Kim<\/span> oversaw<\/span> the<\/span> launch<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Hwasong-17<\/span> missile,<\/span> the<\/span> day<\/span> after<\/span> his<\/span> neighbor<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> spotted<\/span> an<\/span> ICBM<\/span> launch<\/span> that<\/span> showed<\/span> the<\/span> potential<\/span> to<\/span> land<\/span> anywhere<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span> .<\/span> Some<\/span> foreign<\/span> experts<\/span> say<\/span> the<\/span> Hwasong-17<\/span> missile,<\/span> still<\/span> under<\/span> development,<\/span> is<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> longest-range<\/span> ballistic<\/span> trajectory<\/span> designed<\/span> to<\/span> carry<\/span> multiple<\/span> nuclear<\/span> warheads<\/span> to<\/span> defeat<\/span> US<\/span> missile<\/span> defense<\/span> systems.<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> weapon.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>KCNA<\/span> said,<\/span> “The<\/span> test<\/span> launch<\/span> clearly<\/span> demonstrated<\/span> the<\/span> credibility<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> new<\/span> large<\/span> strategic<\/span> weapon<\/span> system<\/span> as<\/span> representative<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> (North<\/span> Korean)<\/span> strategic<\/span> command<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> strong<\/span> combat<\/span> performance<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> world’s<\/span> most<\/span> powerful<\/span> strategic<\/span> weapon.<\/span> Chang’s<\/span> statement<\/span> suggests<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> will<\/span> continue<\/span> its<\/span> testing<\/span> activities<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> urges<\/span> it<\/span> to<\/span> step<\/span> up<\/span> its<\/span> security<\/span> commitments<\/span> to<\/span> its<\/span> allies<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> Japan.<\/span> we.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> B-1B<\/span> bomber<\/span> took<\/span> part<\/span> in<\/span> separate<\/span> joint<\/span> exercises<\/span> with<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> and<\/span> Japanese<\/span> fighters<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> launch<\/span> of<\/span> her<\/span> ICBM<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday.<\/span> The<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> military<\/span> also<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> conducted<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> drill<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> simulating<\/span> an<\/span> airstrike<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> mobile<\/span> rocket<\/span> launcher.<\/span> you<\/span> S.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Adrian<\/span> Watson,<\/span> a<\/span> spokeswoman<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> National<\/span> Security<\/span> Council,<\/span> condemned<\/span> Friday’s<\/span> launch<\/span> and<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> would<\/span> take<\/span> “all<\/span> necessary<\/span> measures”<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> territorial<\/span> security<\/span> in<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> Japan.<\/span> Defense<\/span> Minister<\/span> Hamada<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> missile<\/span> could<\/span> have<\/span> a<\/span> range<\/span> of<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 15,000<\/span> kilometers,<\/span> depending<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> weight<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> potential<\/span> warhead,<\/span> “in<\/span> which<\/span> case<\/span> it<\/span> could<\/span> cover<\/span> the<\/span> entire<\/span> continental<\/span> United<\/span> States.”<\/span> Some<\/span> experts<\/span> say<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> is<\/span> years<\/span> away<\/span> from<\/span> having<\/span> a<\/span> working<\/span> nuclear<\/span> missile<\/span> and<\/span> has<\/span> yet<\/span> to<\/span> test<\/span> the<\/span> technology<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> the<\/span> warhead<\/span> withstands<\/span> the<\/span> harsh<\/span> conditions<\/span> of<\/span> atmospheric<\/span> re-entry.<\/span> In<\/span> recent<\/span> months,<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> conducted<\/span> dozens<\/span> of<\/span> short-range<\/span> missile<\/span> tests,<\/span> which<\/span> it<\/span> describes<\/span> as<\/span> simulated<\/span> nuclear<\/span> attacks<\/span> on<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span> S.<\/span> Goal.<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> test<\/span> was<\/span> intended<\/span> to<\/span> warn<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> of<\/span> \u200b\u200bmilitary<\/span> drills<\/span> it<\/span> sees<\/span> as<\/span> rehearsals<\/span> for<\/span> aggression.<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> suspended<\/span> weapons<\/span> launches<\/span> for<\/span> about<\/span> a<\/span> week<\/span> before<\/span> launching<\/span> a<\/span> short-range<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missile<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ahead<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> launch,<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> Choi<\/span> Son-hee<\/span> threatened<\/span> a<\/span> “harder”<\/span> military<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> move.<\/span> The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> reinforces<\/span> its<\/span> security<\/span> commitments<\/span> to<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> Japan.<\/span> you<\/span>
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\n<\/span>US<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> presidents<\/span> of<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> Japan<\/span> in<\/span> November.<\/span> On<\/span> November<\/span> 10,<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> sidelines<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> regional<\/span> meeting<\/span> in<\/span> Cambodia,<\/span> they<\/span> issued<\/span> a<\/span> joint<\/span> statement<\/span> strongly<\/span> condemning<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> recent<\/span> missile<\/span> tests<\/span> and<\/span> agreeing<\/span> to<\/span> work<\/span> together<\/span> to<\/span> strengthen<\/span> deterrence.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) NOV,19– North Korean leader Kim Jong-un boasted that a recently tested ICBM is another “most capable and reliable weapon” to contain U.S. military threats, the official said. media reported on Saturday. The United States responded to North Korea’s weapons launch by flying supersonic bombers in a show of force. North Korea’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[276,2428,26,2425],"tags":[29,76,77,104,105,150,236,313,314],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FLY.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1867"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1867"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1869,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1867\/revisions\/1869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}