Analysis A remarkable success: North Korea stuns with second test of solid-fuel ICBMHwasong-18 flew higher and longer than any previous missile, but how DPRK has achieved such feats remains a mystery North Korea confirmed on Thursday morning that it carried out its second flight test of the Hwasong-18, the country’s solid-propellant intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM). The missile appeared to complete the test successfully on Wednesday and flew on a lofted trajectory, whereby the missile is deliberately launched on a sharp angle upward to reduce its traveled range. With the exception of ICBM launches from Sunan airport, the latest test of the Hwasong-18 marks the first time North Korea has launched ICBMs from an identical launch point. Like the April test, the launch took place near © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |