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North Korea Says It Tested a Whole New Type of ICBM

‘UNEASINESS AND HORROR’

Experts fear the tech will allow Kim Jong Un to deploy nukes much faster.

A view of a test launch of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-18 released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), April 14, 2023.
KCNA via Reuters

North Korea on Friday announced that it had tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time. Experts say such missiles can be deployed faster than their liquid-fueled counterparts—which make up the majority of Pyongyang’s arsenal—because they don’t need to be loaded with propellant at their launch site....

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