South Korea's military reported that North Korea conducted a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile test towards its eastern waters on Tuesday. This move underscores North Korea's continued efforts to enhance its weapons capable of reaching remote U.S. destinations in the Pacific. The missile, launched from a vicinity near Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, travelled approximately 600 kilometres (372 miles) before descending into the sea, positioned between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
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00:00 South Korea's military reported that North Korea conducted a suspected intermediate-range
00:06 ballistic missile test towards its eastern waters on Tuesday.
00:11 This move underscores North Korea's continued efforts to enhance its weapons capable of
00:17 reaching remote US destinations in the Pacific.
00:20 The missile launched from a vicinity near Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, travelled
00:25 approximately 600 km before descending into the sea, positioned between the Korean peninsula
00:30 and Japan.
00:31 Lee Seung-joon, spokesperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the launch likely followed
00:37 up on a North Korean test in March of a solid fuel engine built for a new intermediate-range
00:42 hypersonic missile it had been developing.
00:44 If perfected, such weapons could reach the US Pacific military hub of Guam and beyond,
00:49 experts say.
00:50 Lee did not specify whether South Koreans were assessing the missile as an IRBM or whether
00:56 it was flown at less than its capacity, but said the North Koreans were likely experimenting
01:01 with new warhead technologies.
01:04 Japan's defence ministry provided further insights, stating that the missile travelled
01:07 approximately 650 km and reached a maximum altitude of 100 km before plunging into waters
01:14 beyond Japan's exclusive economic zone.
01:16 However, Japan's military refrained from promptly categorising the missile's range.
01:21 Following the launch, Seoul's defence ministry revealed that South Korea, the United States
01:25 and Japan collaborated on a joint aerial exercise over waters near Jeju Island.
01:30 This exercise notably involved at least one nuclear-capable US B-52 bomber.
01:36 The United States in recent months has been increasing its deployment of strategic assets
01:40 to the region, also including aircraft carriers and missile-firing submarines.
01:45 In a show of force against North Korea, the South Korean ministry said Tuesday's training,
01:50 which also involved the three countries' fighter jets, was aimed at enhancing the response
01:54 capabilities against North Korean nuclear and missile threats.
01:58 In recent years, North Korea has been focusing on developing more weapons with built-in solid
02:03 propellants.
02:04 Those weapons are easier to move and hide and can be made to launch quicker than liquid
02:08 propellant missiles, which need to be fuelled before launch and cannot stay fuelled for
02:12 long periods of time.
02:14 The latest launch came two days after North Korea reaffirmed its plans to launch several
02:18 reconnaissance satellites this year.
02:20 South Korea's military said Monday there were no signs that a satellite launch is impending
02:25 at the North's main launch facility in the Northwest.
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