It says the new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile will improve its nuclear counterattack capability.
By Kelly Ng and Jean MackenzieNorth Korea says it tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile - its "most powerful" missile to date.
South Korea maintains that the North will need more time to develop a fully operational solid-fuel ICBM. South Korea's Defence Ministry on Friday said the technology is not new, and described North Korea's test on Thursday as a "middle step" in developing a full-fledged solid-fuel ICBM system. Thursday morning's launch was primarily aimed at "confirming the performance of the high-thrust solid-propellant multistage motors, the stage separation technology and the reliability of various functional control systems", the state's Korean Central News Agency said in its report on Friday., where an evacuation order was issued and then retracted within 30 minutes. Schools in Japan's Hokkaido island delayed their start times and some train services were suspended.
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