North Korea might flight test new ICBM design 'in the near future': US general

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North Korea might begin flight testing an improved design for its inter-continental ballistic missiles 'in the near future,' the head of the ...

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un addresses the first short course for chief secretaries of the city and county Party committees in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released Mar 7, 2021 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency .

VanHerck told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Pyongyang's"considerably larger and presumably more capable" ICBM further increased the threat to the United States. Still, he expressed confidence in US missile defences.

"It seems more likely that if North Korea is going to start testing missiles again, it will start with ones where testing has been almost normalised," Town said.A US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that while there have been indications in recent weeks that North Korea may be preparing for a missile launch, one did not appear imminent.

 

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