North Korea Fires Its Most Powerful Missile As Its Troops Head Towards Ukraine
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
BUDAPEST/SEOUL/PYONGYANG (Worthy News) – North Korea test-launched a suspected long-range missile Thursday designed to strike the continental U.S. while thousands of its troops prepared for battle in Ukraine.
The apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) stayed airborne longer than anything the country of ruler Kim Jong Un had ever launched before, observers said, in a clear warning to Washington just days before the U.S. presidential elections.
According to Japan’s defense ministry, the presumed ICBM launched Thursday flew for more than 85 minutes. That tops North
Korea’s previous record of roughly 74 minutes.
Experts said showcasing a lengthier flight time suggested the potential for an ICBM to travel greater distances but fly with heavier payloads.
One of Kim’s top weapons priorities is possessing a long-range missile powerful enough to carry several nuclear warheads that would dramatically multiply the damage a single weapon could deliver, according to Western sources.
Tuesday’s U.S. election could reshape Washington’s policy with the autocratic Kim should former President Donald J. Trump win.
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Kim met Trump personally, but not Biden, with top North Korean officials reported doubting the talks would deliver meaningful results.
Vice President Kamala Harris has signaled to adopt a similar approach as Biden, while Trump has been advertising his “good relationship with Kim,” though he previously called him “little rocket man.”
Kim’s latest rocket launch came as North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” the U.S. military said.
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said North Korean troops wearing
wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving toward Ukraine in what he called “a dangerous and destabilizing development.”
Austin spoke at a press conference in Washington with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.
They were believed to be heading for the Kursk border region, where Russia has been struggling to push back a Ukrainian incursion.
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