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NORTH KOREA: N. Korea Tests Suspected Hypersonic Missile During Sensitive Period

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North Korea test-fired a suspected hypersonic missile into the East Sea overnight, Yonhap News Agency reported citing the South Korean military. The launch took place days before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump and during outgoing Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to Seoul.

  • A projectile resembling an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) was fired from the Pyongyang area and flew for around 1,100km before crashing into the sea.
  • This comes amid the ongoing political crisis in South Korea, with analysts warning that the North could seek to exploit the opportunity and ratchet up geopolitical tensions to further destabilise its neighbour.
  • South Korea's anti-corruption agency failed to execute the arrest warrant against President Yoon Suk-yeol amid resistance from his security detail and subsequently handed the matter over to the police.
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North Korea test-fired a suspected hypersonic missile into the East Sea overnight, Yonhap News Agency reported citing the South Korean military. The launch took place days before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump and during outgoing Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to Seoul.

  • A projectile resembling an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) was fired from the Pyongyang area and flew for around 1,100km before crashing into the sea.
  • This comes amid the ongoing political crisis in South Korea, with analysts warning that the North could seek to exploit the opportunity and ratchet up geopolitical tensions to further destabilise its neighbour.
  • South Korea's anti-corruption agency failed to execute the arrest warrant against President Yoon Suk-yeol amid resistance from his security detail and subsequently handed the matter over to the police.