In late September, North Korea surprised the world by announcing for the first time that it had tested an HGV. North Korean state media said the missile system was called "Hwasong-8," Hwasong, being the name North Korea gives to a series of missiles that translates to "Mars" in English. "North Korea's recent missile tests have been of new technologies, although add only incrementally to its already formidable missile capabilities," Jenny Town, director of 38 North, told DW. North Korea is banned by international sanctions from testing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. The United States and its allies, Japan and South Korea, condemn North Korea's missile tests as a threat to regional stability.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 08, 2022 05:15 UTC