Washington's message: The DPRK launched a Hwasong-18 missile created by Russian technologies
The process was observed by the DPRK leader Kim Jong -in, who later stated that the launch showed what option he would do "when Washington would make the wrong decision. " About it reports the news agency Yonhap. According to the North Korean Agency, the rocket overcame 1002 kilometers in 4415 seconds (73. 6 minutes), rising to a peak height of 6518 kilometers, after which she allegedly successfully impressed the conditional target in the Japanese Sea.
"Kim Jong -in noted that we gave a unambiguous signal to enemy forces, which are expanding military confrontation hysteria, which lasts throughout the year," Tsak writes. Kim Jong -in remained satisfied with the start of the launch, writes the agency, adding that it is "a practical demonstration of the actual state and reliability of a terrible shock potential and the absolute nuclear restraint that the DPRK's armed forces have.
" In connection with the launch of the Hwasong-18 missile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine published a statement stating a decisive condemnation of the DPRK missile tests. "December 18, 2023, launching an intercontinental ballistic missile is another testimony to the systematic ignoring of the North Korean regime of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions against the DPRK nuclear and missile programs," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The diplomatic agency emphasized that Ukraine supports partners' efforts to increase Pyongyang pressure to stop actions that can generally lead to exacerbation of the situation on the Korean Peninsula. It should be noted that North Korea has previously carried out the MBR test launches, but in this case it is a Hwasong-18 missile, which, to put it mildly, resembles a Russian ballistic missile of mobile and mine base with the head of PC-24 "Yars", which is divided .
This opinion was expressed by Professor of the Massachusette Technology Institute Theodore Postol. The expert noted that the Analysis of the Launch of the North Korean MBR Hwasong-18 showed that this is the same as the Russian intercontinental ballistic missile SS-27 Mod 2. "Look at the outlines M degrees are the same. Both wider than 1 step. The front of the rocket is similar. The length and width are the same. It is extremely unlikely that they are different missiles, "Postol said.