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North Korea ICBM test
![North Korea Says It Successfully Tested Hwasong-18 ICBM for a Second Time North Korea Says It Successfully Tested Hwasong-18 ICBM for a Second Time](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-07-13-134214.jpg)
North Korea Says It Successfully Tested Hwasong-18 ICBM for a Second Time
By Takahashi Kosuke
The missile flew for 74 minutes, setting a record for Pyongyang.
![North Korea Fires Its First ICBM in 3 Months North Korea Fires Its First ICBM in 3 Months](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-14-125549.jpg)
North Korea Fires Its First ICBM in 3 Months
By Hyung-jin Kim and Mari Yamaguchi
North Korea may have launched a Hwasong-18 ICBM, its most powerful nuclear-capable missile.
![North Korea Says It Tested New Type of ICBM: Hwasong-18 North Korea Says It Tested New Type of ICBM: Hwasong-18](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-14-125549.jpg)
North Korea Says It Tested New Type of ICBM: Hwasong-18
By Mitch Shin
A day after it launched a suspected new type of ICBM, North Korea confirmed the missile was the one unveiled during the military parade in February.
![North Korea Fires Suspected New ICBM North Korea Fires Suspected New ICBM](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-06_22-58-17.jpg)
North Korea Fires Suspected New ICBM
By Mitch Shin
Just ahead of the Day of the Sun holiday, North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile toward its east coast.
![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.
![On Day of South Korea-Japan Summit Meeting, North Korea Fires ICBM On Day of South Korea-Japan Summit Meeting, North Korea Fires ICBM](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-02-9.jpg)
On Day of South Korea-Japan Summit Meeting, North Korea Fires ICBM
By Mitch Shin
Hours before President Yoon held a meeting with the Japanese prime minister in Tokyo, North Korea fired an ICBM toward its eastern coast.
![North Korea Launches Hwasong-15 ICBM North Korea Launches Hwasong-15 ICBM](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-20-175030.jpg)
North Korea Launches Hwasong-15 ICBM
By Mitch Shin
North Korea followed up on threatened counteractions to the U.S. and South Korea by launching an ICBM and firing two multiple rocket launchers.
![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.
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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.
![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.
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