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North Korea Acknowledges Testing Hypersonic Missile

HeadlineJan 06, 2022

North Korea is claiming it carried out a successful hypersonic missile test. State media said the missile hit a target more than 400 miles away. North Korea carried out a similar test in September. While the Biden administration condemned North Korea’s test, the U.S. is spending billions of dollars investing in hypersonic missile technology — as are Russia and China.

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