Defense Ministry Disputes North Korea’s Claim that ROK Military Hypersonic Test was a Failure
This is a clever response by North Korea to try and create doubt about the ROK’s hypersonic capabilities. Even if the Kim regime’s claim is false, they calculate that the leftists in the ROK will believe it is true and amplify the claim. However, since a conservative is not in power the false claim will face much smaller amplification in the media:
South Korea’s defense ministry on Thursday refuted a claim by North Korea’s missile chief that questions Seoul’s recent test launch of a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV).
Earlier in the day, Jang Chang-ha, director-general of North Korea’s Missile Administration, claimed that South Korea’s test of the HGV may not have achieved hypersonic flight because its outside appearance was “not stained with any soot,” according to the North’s Korean Central News Agency.
Jang cited photos provided by South Korea after last Thursday’s test, but Seoul’s defense ministry countered by saying the vehicle has advanced thermal-protection technology and the visible appearance of “soot” is impossible during hypersonic flight.
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