North Korea: Regime claims “cutting-edge” hypersonic missile test ahead of APEC summit

Source: United Press International

“North Korea successfully tested a ‘new cutting-edge weapons system’ involving hypersonic missiles, state-run media reported Thursday, amid heightened regional tensions ahead of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea. Two hypersonic projectiles were launched in a northeast direction from the Pyongyang area and hit targets on a plateau of Kwesang Peak in Orang County, North Kamgyong Province, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.” (10/23/25)

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