Which country recently test-fired the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) named Hwasong-17? [A] China[B] North Korea[C] UAE[D] Israel 

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Option B) North Korea : North Korea has confirmed that it has test-fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) since 2017 named ‘Hwasong-17’. Hwasong-17 flew 1,090 km at a maximum altitude of 6,248.5 km and hit a target. Hwasong-17 is claimed to be the largest road-mobile, liquid-fuelled ICBM in the world. Hwasong-15, which was tested in November 2017 reached an altitude of about 4,475 km and covered 950 km.

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