North Korea test fires new long-range missile and hits target 1,000 miles away

Published date13 September 2021
Publication titleDaily Star: Web Edition Articles (England)
Its state media claimed on Monday that the missile flew 930 miles before hitting its target.

The missiles landed in the country’s territorial waters with tests carried out on both Saturday and Sunday.

The launch was witnessed by leaders of the Worker's Party of Korea and other leading officials and scientists from the defence sector.

It comes after North Korea conducted a cruise missile test just hours after US President Joe Biden took office in late January.

It comes after a top US military commander issued a stark warning to North Korea and said "I'm ready 24/7, 365" if the missile is launched.

Gen. Glen VanHerck said America "continues to be ready to respond, should North Korea elect to launch a missile", in a briefing on Friday.

He told reporters in a Department of Defense press briefing: "I'm ready 24/7, 365, if...North Korea decides to launch a ballistic missile.

"I'm confident in our capabilities.

"We continue to be ready to respond, should North Korea elect to launch a missile.”

The test comes after the country has threatened to expand its nuclear program if the United States doesn't withdraw its hostile policy on the North.

Talks aimed at dismantling the North’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes in exchange for US sanction relief have stalled since 2019.

The test announcement came just a day...

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