North Korea tests new hypersonic missile
North Korea slams UN over its meeting on missile test
North Korea's state media claimed on Wednesday that the projectile it had tested earlier this week was a new hypersonic missile.
According to North Korea's state-run channel KCNA, the launch took place in Jagang province on Tuesday. The missile reportedly performed "guiding manoeuvrability" and displayed "navigational control".
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The state media reported that the launch met "all technical specifications". The new North Korean missile was identified as Hwasong-8.
The report added that top officials were present during the testing of the new missile,although it is unclear whether Kim Jong-Un witnessed the launch.
Reports on Tuesday had claimed that a projectile was launched into the sea off the east coast. A North Korean official later told the UN General Assembly in New York that the country had the "right to self-defence".
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Watch: North Korean envoy defends projectile launch at UNGA
North Korea's media said the new missile increased the country's "defence capabilities".
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On Wednesday, North Korea once again attacked the United States and its neighbour South Korea, accusing them of "double standards" about their weapons programme.
Reports say North Korea is increasingly eyeing next-generation missiles to ramp up its arsenal with hypersonic missiles which allows very little time for adversaries to defend after it is launched.
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The latest tests come even as Kim Jong-Un's sister had said the country was willing to consider talks with South Korea which have been stalled for the past two years.
The denuclearisation talks were initiated by former President Trump but North Korea broke away later as talks collapsed in Hanoi. South Korea on Tuesday said it was ready to launch a third submarine capable of carrying ballistic missiles amid tensions in the Korean Peninsula.
(With inputs from Agencies)