intermediate range ballistic missile

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The launches marked North Korea’s second known launch event of the year, following a Jan. 14 flight test-firing of the country’s first solid-fuel intermediate range ballistic missile, which reflected its efforts to advance its lineup of weapons targeting U.S. military bases in Japan and Guam.

From Seattle Times

In October 2022, North Korea fired an intermediate range ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years.

From New York Times

North Korea last flew a missile over Japan in October in what it described as test of a new intermediate range ballistic missile, which experts say potentially would be capable of reaching Guam, a major U.S. military hub in the Pacific.

From Washington Times

Those weapons included a new intermediate range ballistic missile that flew over Japan while demonstrating potential range to reach Guam, a major U.S. military hub in the Pacific, and a short-range missile fired from an unspecified platform inside an inland reservoir.

From Seattle Times

South Korea and the United States are holding joint naval exercises involving a U.S. aircraft carrier this week after North Korea fired a series of ballistic missiles including a intermediate range ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday.

From Reuters