Intercontinental ballistic missile News
North Korea did another intercontinental ballistic missile test. This test has been done for the fourth time in a week. Watch this report to know the news in detail.
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The daughter of North Korean leader and dictator Kim Jong Un has appeared in public for the first time. Kim Jong had come to see the test of that intercontinental ballistic missile. During this his wife and daughter were also with him.
While on one hand China showed its military power to the world by drilling, on the other hand America has increased China's concern by showcasing its deadly Minuteman 3 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. China was so upset by this demonstration that it started a drill to avoid missile attack.
Moscow on Wednesday successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) named Sarmat.
These missiles are capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
The Russian Defence Ministry claimed that Sarmat is capable of carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle along with other weapons.
Kim, wearing sunglasses and flanked by uniformed military officers, is shown in slow motion walking and pointing as hangar doors slowly open to reveal the massive missile.
US slammed North Korea for largest ICBM test since 2017.
North Korea had put its ICBM and nuclear tests on hold since 2017.
Today's launch marks 11th North Korean missile test this year.
The Agni 5 project is aimed at enhancing India's nuclear deterrence against China which has missiles like Dongfeng-41 having ranges between 12,000-15,000 km.
The target was launched from a test site in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific, more than 4,000 miles (6,400 km) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, where the interceptors were launched.
India is in the process of inducting the first batch of its intercontinental ballistic missile system, Agni-V, which will bring targets across China within its range, and is expected to significantly bolster the country's military prowess.
There had been speculation on whether the 'invisible' missile really could exist.
Pyongyang is under multiple UN sanctions over its nuclear and missile tests and is prohibited from carrying out any launch using ballistic missile technology including satellites.
The new sanctions would be in response to the November 28 test of an ICBM that flew 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) before splashing down in Japan`s maritime economic exclusion zone.
Last month, North Korea said it had successfully tested a new type of ICBM that could reach all of the US mainland and South Korea
North Korea has continued to lob missiles, posing a major challenge to US President Donald Trump.
The drill comes after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on November 28 that it claimed could strike anywhere in the US.
North Korea published photographs of ICBM that was launched under the supervision of its leader Kim Jong-un.
Pyongyang on Tuesday fired what is believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting Washington.
China's next-generation multi- nuclear warhead intercontinental ballistic missile may be inducted into the PLA in 2018.
Dongfeng-41 has a speed of more than Mach 10.
It can use decoy devices and chaff to pierce its way through the enemy's missile warning and defence systems.
About 70 feet (21 m) below ground, in a shielded military capsule that can launch nuclear missiles, 23-year-old 2nd Lieutenant Tia Hewuse is concerned that Americans have the mistaken impression that her mission is a gloomy one.
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