Latest North Korean missile is new type of ICBM, almost combat-ready: Seoul, US experts

December 01, 2017 9:26 AM

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The Hwasong-15 missile that North Korea launched on Wednesday is a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that can fly over 13,000 km, a South Korean defence ministry spokesman said on Friday (Dec 1), while US-based experts say the missile could be only two or three tests away from being declared combat ready.

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