CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Hwasong-17 is North Korea’s biggest missile and is the largest road-mobile, liquid-fuelled ICBM in the world. It is believed to have the range to deliver a nuclear warhead to targets anywhere in the US. It was first tested in March last year, marking North Korea’s first ICBM launch since 2017.

Detailed explanation-2: -On March 15, North Korea launched the Hwasong-17 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) hours before President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea held a bilateral summit with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.

Detailed explanation-3: -Seoul: North Korea said on Friday it had tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-18, to “radically promote” the country’s nuclear counterattack capability, state media reported.

Detailed explanation-4: -8 which unveiled at least 15 missiles, including 11 Hwasong-17s-North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) dubbed the “monster missile, ‘’ which is believed to be capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads.