North Korea carried out its longest-ever missile demonstration on Tuesday, firing a presumed Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) some 4,500 km into the northern Pacific and overflying Japan in the process. The missile was in the air for 22 minutes and marked just the third time North Korea launched a ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear weapons over Japanese territory.

The state-run Rodong Sinmun featured no report on this launch, the 11th consecutive missile event to feature no coverage in the paper, continuing a trend that began in May 2022. The only mention of missile tests in state media since