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North Korea has test fired two short-range missiles into Sea of Japan. [15] July 5, 2006: 2006 North Korean missile test – Taepodong-2 failed [11] May 25, 2007: North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles. [16] June 7, 2007: North Korea fires missiles off coast [17] March 28, 2008: North Korea fires three ship-to-ship missiles [18] May 30, 2008
On 25 March 2021, two Hwasong-11C (then unnamed) were first launched. The missiles are longer, with a more conical nose. North Korea claimed that the new version flew 600 km (370 mi) and is equipped with a 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) warhead, although South Korean and Japanese analysis initially said they only flew 420–450 km while reaching an altitude of 60 km, and such a large warhead weight is ...
Mars Artillery Type 19) is a North Korean solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). In its maiden flight on 31 October 2024, the Hwasong-19 flew 1,001.2 km (622.1 mi) for 85 minutes and 56 seconds before landing in the sea off the east coast of the Korean peninsula, with a maximum altitude of 7,687.5 km (4,776.8 mi).
PHOTO: A man walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on Oct. 31, 2024. (Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images)
A man watches a television showing a news broadcast using file video of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul, Nov. 5, 2024, after the North test fired a salvo of short-range ...
North Korea’s weekend test of new cruise missiles for submarine launches added to its provocative start to 2024, as leader Kim Jong Un flaunts his growing nuclear arsenal and threatens nuclear ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks around what North Korea state media says is a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on March 24, 2022.
On 11–12 September 2021, North Korea carried out tests of a new long-range cruise missile, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The missiles flew for 1,500 kilometres and successfully hit their target in North Korea's waters, and were meant for a "strategic role" according to the news agency, which analyst Ankit Panda stated was a common euphemism for a missile capable of ...