North Korea "Succeeded in test-firing the new Hwasung artillery-19...Finalized ICBM"

North Korean media "test-fired the new ICBM Hwasung artillery-19 yesterday"

"maximum peak altitude of 7,687.5km...Flight 85 minutes 56 seconds"

At the end of last year, it increased in altitude and time compared to the 'Hwasong-18 type'

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[Anchor]
North Korea quickly reported the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile and ICBM yesterday.

With its new model, the Hwasungpo-19 type, it claimed to be the final completion of the ICBM.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Lee Jong Won!

Please tell us more about the news reported by the North Korean media.

[Reporter]
Yes, North Korea's internal and external media reported the news of missiles launched yesterday in unison this morning.

Chosun Central TV, which residents watch, repeatedly transmits videos of the entire process from the appearance of the launch tube standing up to the moment of launch, reporting in detail.

North Korea claimed that the missile launched yesterday was a new intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-type 19.

It rose to a maximum altitude of 7,687.5km, flew a distance of 1,001.2km for 85 minutes and 56 seconds, and was reported to have hit the target waters scheduled for high seas in the East Sea.

According to North Korea's claim, the peak altitude is more than 1,100 kilometers and the flight time is 12 minutes longer than the Hwasong-18 type launched in December last year.

Based on this, North Korean media claimed that the new Hwasong-19 model broke the latest record for missile capabilities and was the final ICBM to be operated with the existing Hwasong-18.

The test launch site was personally guided by Kim Jong-un, the chairman of the state affairs commission, and it was also revealed that his daughter Joo-ae accompanied him.

Chairman Kim expressed satisfaction, saying that the success of the new ICBM launch will show the world that the hegemonic position secured in the development of nuclear force is absolutely irreversible.

Earlier, North Korea fired intercontinental ballistic missiles and ICBMs from Pyongyang to the East Sea at around 7:10 a.m. yesterday morning.

Yesterday, the South Korean military analyzed that North Korea may have launched a new solid-fueled ICBM.

North Korea recently announced that it is also analyzing the possibility of using a new 12-axis mobile launcher, and the launcher in the photo released by North Korea today was 11-axis.

First of all, experts noted that the warhead part of the Hwasong-19 type is blunt compared to the existing Hwasong-18 type, and analyzed that it is intended to show off its "multi-warhead mounting capability."

I'm Lee Jongwon of YTN in the political department.