South Korea successfully tests first domestically produced hypersonic weapon
- 1South Korea conducted a test launch on Thursday of its first domestically produced hypersonic weapon designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound and evade missile defense systems.
- 2President Lee Jae-myung attended the test launch and also inspected the Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile.
- 3North Korea announced that it launched a hypersonic intermediate-range missile that flew over 1,000 kilometers on October 3.
So what's the key point?
South Korea has launched its first very fast weapon capable of evading missile defense networks. This test launch is an achievement in contrast to the missiles launched by North Korea.
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