North Korea's Kim hails 'new-type weapon' days after missile launch sparks anger
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- North Korea has legally enshrined its status as a nuclear-armed state, with its leadership repeatedly declaring the country's atomic arsenal permanent and irreversible.S1
- Kim Jong Un said the successful test involving an apparent hypersonic glide vehicle "would give the enemy an incurable headache."S2
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North Korea's Kim hails 'new-type weapon' days after missile launch sparks anger
North Korea has legally enshrined its status as a nuclear-armed state, with its leadership repeatedly declaring the country's atomic arsenal permanent and irreversible.
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North Korea’s Kim hails ‘new’ weapon thought to be hypersonic missile
Kim Jong Un said the successful test involving an apparent hypersonic glide vehicle "would give the enemy an incurable headache."
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Published Sep 22, 2026
What to know
- North Korea has legally enshrined its status as a nuclear-armed state, with its leadership repeatedly declaring the country's atomic arsenal permanent and irreversible.S1
- Kim Jong Un said the successful test involving an apparent hypersonic glide vehicle "would give the enemy an incurable headache."S2
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