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South Korea tests hypersonic missile under Lee
President Lee Jae Myung oversaw a test-firing of a hypersonic glide vehicle, days after North Korea conducted its own intermediate-range hypersonic missile test.
In brief
President Lee Jae Myung oversaw a test-firing of a hypersonic glide vehicle, days after North Korea conducted its own intermediate-range hypersonic missile test. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung oversaw a successful test of a hypersonic glide vehicle on October eighth, twenty twenty-six, following a similar North…
Lee oversees hypersonic test
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung oversaw test-firing of a hypersonic glide vehicle, a missile flying at low altitudes, on Thursday, October eighth, twenty twenty-six.
North Korea tested similar weapon
Seoul's test came days after North Korea said its leader Kim Jong Un had also overseen his own test of an intermediate-range, hypersonic missile.
Lee calls for rapid deployment
The South Korean missile is a strategic asset capable of striking targets by surprise with unpredictable flight paths and overwhelming speed. President Lee called on missile researchers to swiftly develop and deploy it.
“strategic asset”
The one thing
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung oversaw a successful test of a hypersonic glide vehicle on October eighth, twenty twenty-six, following a similar North Korean test by Kim Jong Un.


