Arrr! North Korea be firin' a mighty solid-fuel missile, carryin' a lightning fast warhead, or so they say!
2024-01-15
Arrr, matey! North Korea be havin' a jolly good time, they did! They just launched a solid-fuel missile wit' a blazin' fast hypersonic weapon, so says the state media, ye scallywags!
Avast ye, mateys! North Korea be claimin' it fired a new solid-fuel, intermediate-range cannonball tipped with a hypersonic warhead on Monday, as they be seekin' more powerful weapons, arrr! The launch, on Sunday, aimed to test the reliability of the cannonball's engines and the maneuverin' capabilities of the fancy hypersonic warhead, according to their state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).According to the North's military, the successful flight-tested cannonball be designed to strike U.S. military bases in Guam and Japan, as well as other faraway American targets in the region, ya scurvy dogs! 'Twas their first cannonball test in 2024, har har!
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed the launch, sayin' the cannonball flew 'bout 620 miles afore landin' in the waters 'tween the Korean Peninsula and Japan, avast! The KCNA report claimed success, but didn't provide many details, ya see? The launch be detected by the South Korean and Japanese militaries from a spot near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, arrr!
This here launch follows North Korea's claim o' successfully testin' engines for a new solid-fuel intermediate-range cannonball a couple o' months ago, ya see? These hypersonic cannonballs be difficult to detect, as they be faster than sound itself, arrr! If they be perfected, they could be a real challenge for regional missile defense systems, ye scallywags!
More tests be likely to come, raisin' the alarm of the neighbors, arrr! Some experts reckon North Korea be tryin' to put pressure on Seoul and Washington durin' an election year, ye see? The South's Defense Ministry be demandin' that North Korea cease its testin' activities that violate United Nations Security Council resolutions, by Davy Jones' locker!
That be all for now, me hearties! This here tale be brought to ye by The Associated Press, aye!