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posted by janrinok on Wednesday January 12 2022, @10:59PM   Printer-friendly

Suspected North Korea missile test hit speed of Mach 10, more advanced than previous test, Seoul says:

Tuesday's projectile was launched from Jangang province, near the North Korean border with China and landed in the ocean between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, its flight covering a distance of more than 700 kilometers (435 miles) and reaching a height of 60 kilometers (37 miles), the statement said.

North Korea said Wednesday that it successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile, according to North Korean state media, making it the third alleged test of such a weapon by the Kim Jong Un regime. Kim attended the launch, state media reported.

Assessment of the test by South Korean and United States intelligence was ongoing, but initial analysis showed Tuesday's test, in which the projectile reached a speed of Mach 10 was of a more advanced weapon than the test North Korea conducted last Thursday, the South Korean Joint Chiefs said.

That test was of what North Korean state media claimed was a hypersonic missile, the second alleged test of such a weapon by the Kim Jong Un regime. However, many experts doubted this claim.

A hypersonic missile actually refers to the payload that a rocket carries aloft. In this case, that payload could be what is called a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV).

An HGV can theoretically fly as fast as 20 times the speed of sound and can be very manoeuvrable in flight, making it almost impossible to shoot down, according to experts.


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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Snotnose on Wednesday January 12 2022, @11:22PM (5 children)

    by Snotnose (1623) on Wednesday January 12 2022, @11:22PM (#1212240)

    I mean, the Norks have been attacking it for over a decade now. When will the attacked seas launch counter measures to a launch site or 3 in Best Korea? They might even get really riled and shoot deadly tsunamis targeting Kim and his friends.

    Oh, Pyongyang is land locked? The sea has octopuses, who are smarter than the average bass, and porpoises, who are smarter than the average sea anenomie. Methinks it's about time the octopi and porpoises decide enuf is enuf and launch their own high explosive replies to Kim.

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  • (Score: 0, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 12 2022, @11:30PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 12 2022, @11:30PM (#1212243)

    > I really suck at smalltalk

    So try Lisp instead...

  • (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 13 2022, @12:02AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 13 2022, @12:02AM (#1212251)

    Sea levels are rising. It may be the slowest counter-attack ever, but even the Romans failed to drive back the sea. The Norks don't have a chance.

  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 13 2022, @01:27AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 13 2022, @01:27AM (#1212270)

    Normally in these situations the Kraken would rise up and deliver retribution, but Sydney Powell has had him SO BUSY looking for something, anything, and that has kept him quite busy.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 13 2022, @10:15AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 13 2022, @10:15AM (#1212380)

      Don't worry, someday Joe Biden's coherent sentences will be found.

      • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday January 13 2022, @06:51PM

        by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday January 13 2022, @06:51PM (#1212478) Journal

        When Joe needs to utter coherent sentences, Hunter can make sure he is fully awake for speeches, public appearances and photo ops. Hunter can also make sure Joe is semi-lucid when documents must be signed or missiles launched. I don't see a problem here.

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