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ICBM van N-Korea kan VS en Japan treffen

By Jordi Bou

November 18, 2022 - North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile with sufficient range to hit the U.S. mainland, Japan’s defence minister says.

The launch adds to a record-breaking year for North Korea's missile programme, after it resumed testing ICBMs for the first time since 2017 and broke its self-imposed moratorium on long-range launches as denuclearisation talks stalled.

The launch is suspected to be of the new Hwasong-17, North Korea’s longest-range two-stage ICBM, according to South Korean defence sources, reported Yonhap.

Its trajectory was similar to North Korea’s claimed test of a Hwasong-17 on March 22.

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PUBLISHED: 18/11/2022; STORY: Graphic News
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