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Kim Jong Un Tests Hypersonic Missile, Raising Concerns in South Korea and Japan.
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CNBC Awaaz•04-10-2026, 13:40
Kim Jong Un Tests Hypersonic Missile, Raising Concerns in South Korea and Japan.
- •North Korea conducted another test to assess its missile capabilities, launching an intermediate-range missile from eastern North Korea that hit its target about 1,000 kilometers away in the sea.
- •North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test, which aimed to train soldiers operating the hypersonic strategic weapon system.
- •The KCNA report stated the test assessed the missile's reliability, operational capability, and ability to quickly change its position, described by North Korea as part of efforts to strengthen its defense.
- •Kim Yo Jong claimed South Korea and Japan could not properly track the missile's flight due to its wavy trajectory, exposing limitations of their surveillance systems.
- •The test comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, following a landmine explosion in the DMZ that injured South Korean soldiers, for which South Korea demands an apology.
Key Questions Answered
The military exercise trained soldiers operating the hypersonic strategic weapon system and assessed the missile's reliability, operational capability, and quick position-changing ability.
Kim Yo Jong claimed that South Korea and Japan failed to properly track the missile's wavy trajectory. However, South Korea's military reported detecting the launch and assessed that the missile traveled over 700 kilometers toward the sea near the east coast.
Tensions escalated after South Korean soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last month, leading South Korea to demand an apology while Kim Yo Jong dismissed the allegations as baseless.
