North Korea says it tested ‘most powerful’ missile to date – BBC News

North Korea has said it tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile – its "most powerful" missile to date.

State media hailed Thursday’s launch, which led to a brief evacuation order in Japan, a "miraculous success".

Solid-fuel missiles can be fired more quickly than liquid-fuel ones, making them harder to intercept. But analysts say they are not without downsides.

South Korea maintains that the North will need more time to develop a fully operational solid-fuel ICBM.

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