Pyongyang [North Korea], North Korea claimed to have successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a 4.5-ton "super-large warhead," Al Jazeera reported Tuesday, citing state media.
The test of the Hwasongpho-11 Da-4.5 missile was carried out to verify its flight stability and impact accuracy at a maximum range of 500 kilometers and a minimum range of 90 kilometers, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. Pyongyang official.
On Monday, South Korea's military reported the launch of two ballistic missiles by North Korea and said the second likely failed shortly after being fired, exploding in flight over land.
The KCNA report does not mention the second missile. He also did not provide further details about the nature of the simulated warhead, such as where the missile was launched from and where it landed.
North Korea did not release Monday's evidence with photographs, unlike previous similar announcements. Tests of the missile's maximum and minimum ranges suggested that it made two launches.
The test report was likely a "hoax," a spokesman for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said at a news conference on Tuesday, as one of them appeared to have failed in the early stages of the flight, reported Al Jazeera.
That missile's trajectory suggested a possible midair explosion over North Korea that could have caused debris to fall on the country, Seoul's military said.
"It is extremely rare for test launches to be carried out inland, and the claim that they were successful in such a launch is likely false," Al Jazeera quoted JCS spokesperson Lee Sung-joon.
One of the two missiles was flying abnormally and appeared to appear in a field not far from the capital, Pyongyang, South Korea's military said.
Shin Jongwoo, a Seoul-based military expert, told the Associated Press news agency that the lack of photographs also raised some doubts about the success of the test.
The test of the Hwasongpho-11 Da-4.5 missile was carried out to verify its flight stability and impact accuracy at a maximum range of 500 kilometers and a minimum range of 90 kilometers, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. Pyongyang official.
On Monday, South Korea's military reported the launch of two ballistic missiles by North Korea and said the second likely failed shortly after being fired, exploding in flight over land.
The KCNA report does not mention the second missile. He also did not provide further details about the nature of the simulated warhead, such as where the missile was launched from and where it landed.
North Korea did not release Monday's evidence with photographs, unlike previous similar announcements. Tests of the missile's maximum and minimum ranges suggested that it made two launches.
The test report was likely a "hoax," a spokesman for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said at a news conference on Tuesday, as one of them appeared to have failed in the early stages of the flight, reported Al Jazeera.
That missile's trajectory suggested a possible midair explosion over North Korea that could have caused debris to fall on the country, Seoul's military said.
"It is extremely rare for test launches to be carried out inland, and the claim that they were successful in such a launch is likely false," Al Jazeera quoted JCS spokesperson Lee Sung-joon.
One of the two missiles was flying abnormally and appeared to appear in a field not far from the capital, Pyongyang, South Korea's military said.
Shin Jongwoo, a Seoul-based military expert, told the Associated Press news agency that the lack of photographs also raised some doubts about the success of the test.
