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Why are hypersonic missiles dangerous?

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  North Korea has said that the country has successfully tested another hypersonic missile under the supervision of the country's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. According to North Korea's state news agency KCNA, the missile was tested on Tuesday and it landed on its target "precisely" 1,000 kilometers away. KCNA later said it was a hypersonic missile capable of hitting "extremely fast". It is being said that North Korea has tested a missile for the third time that can survive the radar's sight compared to a ballistic missile. Within a week of Kim Jong-un's New Year's new year's speech, the country conducted two missile tests. In November last year, something like a rocket was seen flying in China's sky at a very high speed. After circling almost the entire earth, it reportedly fell about 40 kilometers before its target. According to experts, it was a new type of hypersonic missile, although China has denied it. But it is also true that missi...

North Korea releases photo of missile test taken from space, what is the message

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North Korea's state media have released photos saying the biggest missile test has been conducted since 2017. Photos taken from space show parts of the Korean Peninsula and surrounding areas. North Korea says the ballistic missile is a medium-range Hwasong-12. South Korea and Japan say the missile landed in the Sea of Japan after reaching an altitude of 2,000 kilometers. Both countries have condemned the test. This is North Korea's seventh test this month. Photos of the missile test were released by the state-run KCNA news agency. It is being said that a camera was fitted in the missile itself and the same camera has sent pictures. Two photos are from the test and the rest are from the middle of the photos which are taken from above. Officials in Japan and South Korea have estimated that the missile flew up to 800 kilometers in 30 minutes. The United Nations has imposed severe sanctions on North Korea over ballistic missile and nuclear weapons testing, and there is also a provi...