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Hwasong-17
![North Korea Confirms Hwasong-17 ICBM Test North Korea Confirms Hwasong-17 ICBM Test](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-17-121412.jpg)
North Korea Confirms Hwasong-17 ICBM Test
By Mitch Shin
A day after its ICBM launch, North Korea confirmed that it tested its Hwasong-17 ICBM in response to the ongoing South Korea-U.S. combined military exercises.
![Did North Korea Really Fake an ICBM Test in March? Did North Korea Really Fake an ICBM Test in March?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-30-132428.jpg)
Did North Korea Really Fake an ICBM Test in March?
By Tay Jeong
After the recent confirmed launch of a Hwasong-17 missile, it’s time to revisit claims that North Korea “faked” a previous launch.
![Kim Jong Un Emphasizes Nuclear Development as North Korea’s ‘Ultimate Goal’ Kim Jong Un Emphasizes Nuclear Development as North Korea’s ‘Ultimate Goal’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-28-144102.jpg)
Kim Jong Un Emphasizes Nuclear Development as North Korea’s ‘Ultimate Goal’
By Mitch Shin
Kim continues to double down on the importance of the nuclear program for his country.
![Kim Jong Un Guides Hwasong-17 ICBM Test Kim Jong Un Guides Hwasong-17 ICBM Test](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-21-141228.jpg)
Kim Jong Un Guides Hwasong-17 ICBM Test
By Mitch Shin
A day after North Korea launched its Hwasong-17 ICBM, its state media KCNA released more details on the missile test.
![North Korea Fires ICBM North Korea Fires ICBM](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-30-132428.jpg)
North Korea Fires ICBM
By Mitch Shin
A day after it launched an SRBM, North Korea fired an ICBM off its east coast, a repeat of a previous failed test.
![North Korea Launches Suspected Hwasong-17 ICBM North Korea Launches Suspected Hwasong-17 ICBM](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-26-125111.jpg)
North Korea Launches Suspected Hwasong-17 ICBM
By Mitch Shin
A day after it tested more than 25 missiles, North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward its east coast – including a likely ICBM.
![North Korea Launches 3 Ballistic Missiles North Korea Launches 3 Ballistic Missiles](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-02-9.jpg)
North Korea Launches 3 Ballistic Missiles
By Mitch Shin
Hours after U.S. President Joe Biden wrapped up his trip to South Korea and Japan, North Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles, including a suspected ICBM.
![Kim Jong Un Underlines North Korea’s Nuclear Capabilities in Military Parade Kim Jong Un Underlines North Korea’s Nuclear Capabilities in Military Parade](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-26-125111.jpg)
Kim Jong Un Underlines North Korea’s Nuclear Capabilities in Military Parade
By Mitch Shin
North Korea held a military parade to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army on Monday.
![North Korea’s Latest Launch Signals Impending Spiral North Korea’s Latest Launch Signals Impending Spiral](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-30-132428.jpg)
North Korea’s Latest Launch Signals Impending Spiral
By Eric Gomez
The steady pace of North Korea’s improving nuclear arsenal paints a very worrying picture about where things are headed on the Korean Peninsula.
![Seoul Says North Korea Didn’t Test Hwasong-17 ICBM After All Seoul Says North Korea Didn’t Test Hwasong-17 ICBM After All](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-30-132428.jpg)
Seoul Says North Korea Didn’t Test Hwasong-17 ICBM After All
By Mitch Shin
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the missile launched on March 24 was not Pyongyang’s new Hwasong-17 ICBM, but the older Hwasong-15.
![North Korea Returns to ICBM Testing North Korea Returns to ICBM Testing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-25-131537.jpg)
North Korea Returns to ICBM Testing
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw his first full-scale ICBM test since November 2017.
![North Korea Confirms Test of Its New Hwasong-17 ICBM North Korea Confirms Test of Its New Hwasong-17 ICBM](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-25-131537.jpg)
North Korea Confirms Test of Its New Hwasong-17 ICBM
By Mitch Shin
In response, the U.S. imposed new sanctions on the entities and individuals of North Korea and Russia involved in the North’s missile program.
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