North Korea said this evening that it had test-fired a new type of ballistic missile capable of carrying an ultra-large warhead weighing 4, 5 tons, reported Reuters and Kyodo, quoted by BTA.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency quoted the country's Missile Administration as saying that the test carried out yesterday was intended to check the flight stability of a missile fitted with a simulated super-large warhead. According to the publication, he passed successfully.
The new tactical ballistic missile is called Huasonfo-11 Da-4,5.
South Korea's armed forces said North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Monday in a northeast direction, including one that may have failed and landed on the country's territory. The first missile flew about 600 km, and the second, launched about 10 minutes later, at around 5:15 a.m. local time, traveled 120 km.