Latest North Korean missile test more advanced than last week’s, Seoul says

By Mike Brest

Published January 11, 2022 4:00pm ET

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Latest North Korean missile test more advanced than last week’s, Seoul says — A Sabre short-range ballistic missile launches in June 2017 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, for a test of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement, an advanced missile defense system. Hypersonic missiles might be able to penetrate PAC-3 and similar systems. | (U.S. Army photo by U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command)

A North Korean missile test demonstrated a more advanced weapon than a test conducted roughly a week ago, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Tuesday’s missile test, which was launched from the Jangang province, near the border with China, supposedly reached a speed of Mach 10, or 10 times the speed of sound. The weapon flew approximately 700 kilometers before landing in waters off the country’s eastern coast.

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