North Korea tested Hwasong-18 ICBM
North Korea has tested a solid-propellant ballistic missile.
North Korea last Thursday announced the launch of the Hwasong-18 ICBM, writes xrust. Managed the program, which was designed with the principle of "do no harm to your neighbors", Comrade Kim. The step separation was successful.
Solid-propellant ICBMs are recognized as the best. They move easily, start quickly, compared to liquid ones. Even the modern American Minuteman III has solid propellant engines.
Hwasong-18 is supposed to be the protector of North Korea. Foreign analysts consider it logical to develop the DPRK's rocket industry, which repeats the path traveled by other countries. For several years the republic has been testing powerful solid-propellant engines. Apparently, improvements have reached the goal.
As always, Japan was seized by panic. In Hokkaido, the warning system went off, calling on the Japanese to go to the shelters. However, having quickly figured it out, the officials informed the population that a mistake had occurred. The rocket fell near the Korean Peninsula.