North Korea fired the missile towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang called on the United States and South Korea to scrap their “double standards” on weapons programs to restart diplomatic talks. ADVERTISEMENTThe development of the weapon system increases North Korea’s defense capabilities, KCNA said, describing the hypersonic missile as “strategic weapon”. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not inspect the launch, according to the report. “This is the first test of a liquid propellant missile in North Korea since November 2017,” he said in a post on Twitter. The denuclearization negotiations, initiated between former U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018, have stalled since 2019.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2021 23:15 UTC