{"id":314782,"date":"2023-02-20T08:52:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T03:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=314782"},"modified":"2023-02-20T08:52:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T03:52:42","slug":"north-korea-says-it-fired-icbm-as-warning-to-us-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/north-korea-says-it-fired-icbm-as-warning-to-us-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea says it fired ICBM as warning to US, Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> SEOUL<br \/>\nNorth Korea said Sunday it had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile as a warning to Washington and Seoul, saying the successful \u201csurprise\u201d drill demonstrated Pyongyang\u2019s \u201ccapacity of fatal nuclear counterattack\u201d.<br \/>\nLeader Kim Jong Un ordered the \u201csudden launching drill\u201d at 8 am Saturday (2300 GMT) and a Hwasong-15 missile \u2014 a weapon first tested by the North in 2017 \u2014 was fired from Pyongyang airport that afternoon, the official KCNA reported.<br \/>\nSouth Korea\u2019s military said it detected an ICBM launch at 17:22 (0822 GMT) Saturday, which Japan said flew for 66 minutes before splashing down in its Exclusive Economic Zone, with their analysis indicating it was capable of hitting the mainland United States.<br \/>\nNorth Korea\u2019s leadership hailed the test \u2014 the country\u2019s first in seven weeks \u2014 saying it showed \u201cthe actual war capacity of the ICBM units which are ready for mobile and mighty counterattack\u201d, KCNA said.<br \/>\nThe launch was \u201cactual proof\u201d of the country\u2019s \u201ccapacity of fatal nuclear counterattack on the hostile forces\u201d, it added.<br \/>\nThe sanctions-busting launch came just days before Seoul and Washington are due to start joint tabletop exercises aimed at improving their response in the event of a North Korean nuclear attack.<br \/>\nPyongyang had last week warned of an \u201cunprecedentedly\u201d strong response to upcoming drills, which it describes as preparations for war and blames for the deteriorating security situation on the Korean peninsula.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEOUL North Korea said Sunday it had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile as a warning to Washington and Seoul, saying the successful \u201csurprise\u201d drill demonstrated Pyongyang\u2019s \u201ccapacity of fatal nuclear counterattack\u201d. 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