The younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has hit back at South Korea for questioning her country's capability to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Experts in South Korea have suggested the North may be having problems with atmospheric reentry and other technologies because it has been making its missiles follow lofted trajectories rather than launching them at a normal angle.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong hinted at the possibility that North Korea will fire an ICBM at a normal angle to verify its related technology. She added that South Korea will "see and understand" it.
North Korea has claimed that its rocket launches on Sunday were a key final-stage test for the development of a reconnaissance satellite.
South Korean experts have suggested that the launches were a cover for Pyongyang's long-range missile technology.
Kim Yo Jong countered that her country does not disguise missiles as satellites.
Experts in South Korea have suggested the North may be having problems with atmospheric reentry and other technologies because it has been making its missiles follow lofted trajectories rather than launching them at a normal angle.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong hinted at the possibility that North Korea will fire an ICBM at a normal angle to verify its related technology. She added that South Korea will "see and understand" it.
North Korea has claimed that its rocket launches on Sunday were a key final-stage test for the development of a reconnaissance satellite.
South Korean experts have suggested that the launches were a cover for Pyongyang's long-range missile technology.
Kim Yo Jong countered that her country does not disguise missiles as satellites.
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North Korean leader's younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, has threatened to demonstrate ICBM capability at a normal angle following South Korea's doubts about their intercontinental ballistic missile development. This comes after North Korea claimed its recent rocket launches were for satellite
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221220_21/
Date: Dec. 20, 2022
Created: 2022/12/20 18:58
Updated: 2025/12/09 10:10
Last Read: 2022/12/20 20:12