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(3rd LD) N.K. missile launch ends in mid-air explosion amid possibility of hypersonic missile test

SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, but the missile exploded in the air, South Korea's military said, amid a possibility that the North could have test-fired a hypersonic missile.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the missile was launched from an area in or around Pyongyang at around 5:30 a.m., and the intelligence authorities of South Korea and the United States are conducting a detailed analysis.

A military source told Yonhap News Agency that the North appears to have test-fired a hypersonic missile, but the test is believed to have ended in failure after the missile flew some 250 kilometers.
Smoke appeared to emanate from the missile more than previous launches, the official said, raising the possibility of combustion issues. The official added the missile could possibly be powered by solid propellants.

Solid-fuel missiles are considered to be harder to detect ahead of a launch compared with liquid-fuel ones as they require less preparation procedures, such as the injection of fuel.
 
So NK is saying yesterday's test was not a failure...


North Korea successfully conducted a multiple warhead missile test on Wednesday, according to state media, after South Korean military authorities claimed the test was a failure.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the “individual mobile warhead separation and guidance control test” was technical in nature and that full-scale testing can now begin.
 

North Korea successfully launched the Hwasong-11Da-4.5 missile capable of carrying a 4.5 ton-class super-large warhead Monday, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). "The test-fire was conducted with a missile tipped with a simulated heavy warhead to verify flight stability and hit accuracy at the maximum range of 500 kilometers and the minimum range of 90 km," the KCNA said.
It added that the country will conduct another test of the missile in July to "verify flight characteristics, hit accuracy and explosion power of super-large warhead at the medium range of 250 km."
 
N. Korea's military education delegation leaves for Russia amid deepening ties:
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- A delegation of North Korea's military school has departed for Russia, state media said Tuesday, amid deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.

The Korean People's Army military education delegation led by Kim Kum-chol, president of Kim Il Sung Military University, left for Russia on Monday, the Korean Central News Agency said in a one-sentence dispatch.
It did not provide further details, such as the delegation's itinerary and purpose of the visit.

The trip marks the first public visit by a North Korean military official to Russia since North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pact that calls for providing military assistance without delay if either comes under attack.

Kim Il Sung Military University, named after North Korea's late founder, is a training institute for North Korean military officers. Leader Kim Jong-un is known to have taken courses at the school after returning to the North from Switzerland.
 
Japan Defense Paper Shows Concern for North Korea’s Missile Advancements:
Japan has serious concerns about North Korea’s developments in ballistic missiles as Kim Jong Un rolls out a new array of nuclear-capable weapons to attack his neighbors, according to the annual defense white paper.

North Korea has diversified its equipment system and improved its nuclear missile ability by securing information gathering, alert monitoring and reconnaissance means, according to the paper released on Friday by the Ministry of Defense.
 
North Korean workers infiltrate cyber industry
KnowBe4, a well-regarded security training company, is the latest to fall victim to a long-running North Korean IT worker scam.

Why it matters: Even the companies designed to fend off these threats haven't figured out a way to avoid them.
The big picture: North Korean workers have gotten scary good at gaming U.S. hiring practices to score coveted remote jobs to make money for the regime and to collect U.S. company secrets.

Many of these job candidates tap AI tools to obfuscate their voices or change their images during calls so they go undetected.
U.S. companies are barred from hiring people in North Korea due to strict sanctions.
Zoom in: KnowBe4 CEO Stu Sjouwerman wrote in a blog post Wednesday that the company recently discovered and fired an employee who was one of these North Korean IT workers.
KnowBe4 had conducted four video conference interviews, run a background check, and even confirmed the person matched the photo provided on his application before hiring him.
But the candidate had stolen a U.S.-based identity and used AI tools to enhance a stock image to bypass an ID check, Sjouwerman said.
 
Maybe if the guy ate a salad once in a while…

Too many Doritos. He loves those things.

Listen guys, the dude can’t die. Then we get his batshit crazy demon sister.

EDIT - So, I tried to start a Go Fund Me so we can get Lil’ Kimmy the proper diet and nutrition he needs so he can see Dennis Rodman again. The problem is, there are no North Korean charities. Secondly, the funds would have to go to me, and I sure as fuck am not going to North Korea to deliver a MoneyGram.

Sorry guys. I think he’s gonna die.
 
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