North Korea says it has tested new type of international ballistic missile

North Korea said it tested its “new type” of Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during Thursday’s launch to increase its nuclear deterrent against “US imperialism”, state media reported.

It was North Korea’s first full ICBM test with nuclear weapons since 2017, and flight data indicated the missile flew higher and longer than any of North Korea’s previous tests before crashing into the sea to the west. from Japan.

Leader Kim Jong Un directly guided the test, the KCNA news agency reported. , using the initials of North Korea’s official name.

The launch drew condemnation from the leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea.

In a statement, the Brazilian government announced that it “condemns the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, carried out on 3/24, by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)”.

Check out the full note:

The Brazilian Government condemns the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, carried out on 3/24, by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

This latest release constitutes a worrying new act of destabilizing regional and international security and violates relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions.

The Brazilian Government once again urges the DPRK to fully comply with UNSC resolutions and urges all parties in the region to redouble their efforts to engage the DPRK with a view to renewing the missile test moratorium.

In the same vein, the Brazilian Government urges North Korea to review its nuclear status, to rejoin, without delay, the Treaty on Nuclear Non-Proliferation as a non-nuclear-armed state, and to adhere to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.