CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -North Korea reportedly fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea on Friday, believed to be the first successful full flight of its Hwasong-17. The missile landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone. North Korea reportedly fired two medium-range ballistic missiles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Russia, the United States, China, France, India, the United Kingdom, Israel, and North Korea are the only countries known to have operational ICBMs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Seoul, South Korea: It has been a year of unprecedented tests by the North, including the launch of its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile last month, the test of what Pyongyang says was a new rocket engine last week, and claims this week it has developed new capabilities to take images from space.

Detailed explanation-4: -ICBM, in full intercontinental ballistic missile, Land-based, nuclear-armed ballistic missile with a range of more than 3, 500 miles (5, 600 km). Only the United States, Russia, and China field land-based missiles of this range.