North Korea claimed to have fired a new long-range missile with worrying capabilities, but defense officials say it was really an ICBM last tested in 2017.
a Hwasong-17 missile — a long-range ICBM that analysts say may be capable of carrying multiple warheads — which it first unveiled at a military parade in 2020.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts next to military officials during what state media reports said was the launch of the"Hwasong-17" intercontinental ballistic missile , in an undated photo released on March 25, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency . South Korea's military said the launch was actually of the Hwasong-15, a missile last test-fired by North Korea in 2017.
They typically carry reports on successful weapons tests within 24 hours of launch, often with photographs. The isolated country's economy is reeling from UN sanctions over leader Kim Jong Un's weapons programs and a two-year-long self-imposed Covid blockade.
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