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North Korea, Escalation FilePyongyang launched a ballistic missile as one of its leaders met Chinese officials in Beijing. A rapprochement that is part of an escalation of tensions in Asia.
Two shots in a few hours with the quasi-blessing of Beijing. This Monday, December 18, North Korea conducted its fifth intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch of the year, with the flight reaching an altitude of more than 6,000 kilometers for 73 minutes before being damaged. According to Japanese sources west of Hokkaido. In July, an earlier ICBM had already flown for 74 minutes. This Monday's test, which was preceded the day before by a launch of a short-range missile (the anniversary of the death of Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un's father in 2011), shows once again that the regime has the technology to launch long-range missiles including solid-fuel propulsion, making transport, deployment and firing easier and faster than liquid-fuel versions.
If a demonstration of this ability to put rockets into orbit was needed, the successful launch of a surveillance satellite on November 21 provides further compelling evidence. North Korea is now a space power that is mocking the comprehensive sanctions against the Kim clan.
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