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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a "crucial" test of its latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasongpho-19 on Thursday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday.

The missile flew a distance of 1,001.2 kilometers for 5,156 seconds before landing on a preset area in open waters off the country's east coast, and the test-fire had no negative effect on the security of neighboring countries, the KCNA report said.

The test updated the recent record of the strategic missile capability of the DPRK and demonstrated the modernity and credibility of the country's powerful strategic deterrent, and the latest strategic weapon system will function as "the primary core means" in defending the country, the KCNA said.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, guided the event, calling the test-fire "an appropriate military action" to show the country's counteraction in response to the escalating security situation on the Korean Peninsula and part of "an indispensable process" in the course of constantly developing the DPRK's strategic attack capabilities, the report said.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

A video of the test launch

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Missiles and drones are democratizing warfare.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Imagine if we all put our heads together to explore the wonders of the universe instead of firing explody rockets at eachother.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

unfortunaty large parts of our "exploring the wonders of the universe" has been developed from "firing explody rockets at eachother."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sure. But imagine if we actually dedicated our energy towards it instead of doing it as a side effect

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah no disagreement.

My comment was more being practical. IE the real world we live in. If it was not for conflict ( first ww2 then cold war ). Rockets and space travel would never have seen the funding needed to develop. This goes on the pretty much everything - GPS, communications, weather n and on. All of it was funded mainly due to the military.

Without that it is hard if not impossible to imagine the wealthy considering the investment in tech worthwhile. And at the end of it. Real world the desire for the rich to protect or grow their position is the cause of all the above throughout history.

Honestly, I'm not saying this is a good thing, it's fucking depressing.

But without war. I doubt the world would have moved past feudalism. There just would not be the motivation to change.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

1000 km and 5000 seconds. Doesn't seem very capable of hitting much, unless it flew intentionally a very high arc.

Love the solid rocket exhaust aesthetics though. Too bad it is produced as a weapon.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

ICBM tests do fly in a very high arc though, the point is to test the range while making it clear that no one should be worried about it striking them.