North Korea: "ICBM Success Is a Historic Event"... Emphasizing Military Achievement

Rodong Sinmun "Showing Strong Will to Counter Nuclear Threats with Nuclear Power"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hee-jun] North Korea's state media claimed this year as "a great year of victory in which the prestige and absolute power as a global military power were demonstrated to the whole world."

The Workers' Party organ, Rodong Sinmun, on the 20th highlighted military achievements this year in an article titled "Military Miracle that Showcased the National Prestige and Glory of Juche Korea to the World" on its front page.

The newspaper particularly described the successful launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-17 on the 18th of last month, observed by Chairman Kim Jong-un, as a "historic event and a great occasion in the history of the nation." It added, "With the great success of the new-type intercontinental ballistic missile test launch, we powerfully demonstrated the unchanging ultra-hardline will to confront with nuclear weapons against nuclear weapons and direct confrontation against direct confrontation."

Regarding the Hwasong-17, it claimed, "Unless the United States' hostile policy toward Korea and nuclear threats are fundamentally eliminated, we will not retreat an inch from the path of strengthening our nuclear forces under any circumstances. The more the hostile forces' desperate struggles and offensives intensify, the more the qualitative and quantitative strengthening of our self-defensive nuclear forces will accelerate. This clearly shows the undeniable reality to the United States and its followers that military confrontation games against us will lead to their self-destruction."

The newspaper also stated, "The warriors of defense science created miracles by consecutively developing and completing new-generation Juche weapons even amid this year's severe national crisis," mentioning test launches of hypersonic missiles and long-range strategic cruise missiles.

It emphasized, "We powerfully demonstrated the extraordinary development speed that others cannot even imagine, and the capability to strike enemies at any place, any time, and by any purpose and method."

Additionally, it evaluated, "Through the success of the recent ground ejection test of the 140tf (ton-force, thrust pushing a weight of 140 tons) propulsion high-output solid-fuel engine, a firm scientific and technological guarantee for the development of another new strategic weapon system has been established."

The test conducted by North Korea on the 15th is analyzed as a high-power rocket engine test for the development of a new ICBM using solid fuel. Regarding these achievements, the newspaper praised Chairman Kim Jong-un, saying, "The beloved General Secretary's vision is science and practice, and if we follow the General Secretary's teachings, everything will go well."

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