North Korea: We tested a supersonic missile

According to Fars News Agency’s International Group, the North Korean government on Thursday morning explained to the media about its missile test on Wednesday morning.
North Korean state media (KCNA) reported, quoting the Korean military, that they tested a supersonic missile on Wednesday morning.
According to the news agency «یونهاپNorth Korea says the test was successful and that the supersonic missile hit its target accurately after flying 700 km.
“The missile, which detached after launch, made a 120-kilometer lateral movement in the supersonic warhead flight distance from the initial launch azimuth to the target azimuth, hitting exactly the designated target at a distance of 700 kilometers,” the statement said.
The media also reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was not present when the missile was fired.
On Wednesday morning, South Korean and Japanese military officials announced that North Korea had fired a ballistic missile-like projectile, saying it had flown about 500 kilometers. (More details)
Pyongyang has used the Sea of Japan in recent years to test a number of new short-range ballistic missiles, but it also recently unveiled a new missile fired from a train car, aimed at increasing survival in the face of another country’s attack.
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