SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea said on Friday it had tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-18, to "radically promote" the country's nuclear counterattack capability, state media reported.
New weapon to "radically promote" country's nuclear counterattack capability
The new solid-fuel Hwasong-18 ICBM is test-launched at an undisclosed location in this still image of a photo used in a video released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 14. (KCNA via Reuters)
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea said on Friday it had tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-18, to "radically promote" the country's nuclear counterattack capability, state media reported.