North Korea says it tested hypersonic missile with ‘superior manoeuvrability’
Posted: 12th January 2022
Kim Jong-un personally oversaw test, state media reports, and confirms South Korean belief that launch was more advanced than last week’s
Tuesday’s test in North Korea of a hypersonic missile, which was personally overseen by leader Kim Jong-un. Photograph: KCNA/EPA
Agence France-Presse
Wed 12 Jan 2022 02.27 GMTNorth Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un personally oversaw the successful test of a hypersonic missile, state media reported on Wednesday, the second such launch by the nuclear-armed nation in less than a week.