NEW YORK, Apr 14 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), test-fired a new-type intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Hwasongpho-18, yesterday.
Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, “guided the first test-fire of the new-type ICBM on the spot,” according to the report.
“The aim of the test-fire was to confirm the performance of the high-thrust solid-fuel engines, for multi-stage missiles and the reliability of the stage-jettisoning technology, and various functional control systems and to estimate the military feasibility of the new strategic weapon system.”
“The test-fire confirmed that all the parameters of the new strategic weapon system, fully met the requirements of the design, in terms of accuracy, providing guarantee and creditability that the new-type ICBM would serve as a powerful strategic attack means of greater military efficiency.”– NNN-KCNA
