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North Korea returns to long-range launches with largest ICBM test
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SEOUL, 25 March 2022, (TON): Militaries in South Korea and Japan said “North Korea conducted what is thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test ever, marking a dramatic end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing.”
It would be the first full-capability launch of the nuclear-armed state’s largest missiles since 2017, and represents a major step in the North’s development of weapons that might be able to deliver nuclear warheads anywhere in the United States.
The Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) said in a statement “US condemns North Korea’s latest missile launch.”
INDOPACOM said “the launch did not pose an immediate threat to US territory or personnel, or its allies, but called on North Korea to refrain from further destabilizing acts.”
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also condemned North Korea’s launch of a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile that landed in his country’s exclusive economic zone as an “outrageous, unforgivable” act.
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