TIL Desk/World/Seoul/ North Korea on Monday announced that it test-fired a Hwasong-12 “intermediate and long-range” ballistic missile a day earlier and the accuracy of the weapons system “being produced and deployed” has been confirmed, according to Pyongyang’s state media.
“The evaluation test-fire of Hwasong 12-type ground-to-ground intermediate- and long-range ballistic missile was conducted Sunday under a plan of the Academy of Defense Science, the Second Economy Commission and other institutions concerned. The launch was aimed to “selectively evaluate the missile being produced and deployed and to verify the overall accuracy of the weapon system”.
“It confirmed the accuracy, security and effectiveness of the operation of the Hwasong 12-type weapon system under production.” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un did not attend the firing. The “highest-angle launch system” was used in consideration of the security of neighbouring nations. The Hwasong-12 is classified as an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a range of 3,000-5,500 km. The North previously shot it in September 2017.
