N Korea at crossroads

North Korea's launch of new ICBM signals cutting of ties to South

Hwasong-17 firing follows election of hard-line Yoon as South Korean president

20220325 Kim Jong Un and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks away from what state media reported is a "new type" of intercontinental ballistic missile in this undated photo released on March 24. © KCNA/Reuters

GABRIELA BERNAL, Contributing writer
March 25, 2022 16:43 JST

SEOUL -- North Korea's launch on Thursday of what is dubbed the Hwasong-17, its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile to date, signals the end of an inter-Korean detente and threatens to usher in a new period of icy ties between Pyongyang and Washington.

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