North Korea Test Fires Ballistic Missile


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On January 5, North Korea test fired a ballistic missile with a maneuvering reentry vehicle (MaRV). The missile was fired from a road-mobile launcher and ranged about 700 km before splashing into the Sea of Japan. According to North Korea, the “hypersonic missile” made a 120 km “lateral movement” maneuver.

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Shaan Shaikh, "North Korea Test Fires Ballistic Missile," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, January 7, 2022, last modified January 11, 2022, https://missilethreat.csis.org/north-korea-test-fires-ballistic-missile/.