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Friday, March 25, 2022, 09:40
DPRK's Kim issues order for test-launch of new type ICBM
By Xinhua
Friday, March 25, 2022, 09:40 By Xinhua

In this undated photo provided by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea government on March 10, 2022, (front, 4th right) top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un visits the National Aerospace Development Administration in the DPRK. (KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY / KOREA NEWS SERVICE VIA AP)

NEW YORK - The test-launch of a new type intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasongpho-17 of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea strategic forces was conducted on Thursday local time, under the direct guidance of DPRK leader Kim Jong-un, the official Korean Central News Agency reported early Friday.

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Kim, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, president of the State Affairs of the DPRK and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, gave a written order to conduct the test-launch of the new type ICBM of the DPRK strategic forces on Wednesday. He visited the launch ground on Thursday and personally guided the overall process of the test-launch, according to the KCNA report.


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