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Seoul: North Korea has successfully tested a new hypersonic gliding missile, state media reported Wednesday, in what would be the nuclear-armed nation's latest advance in weapons technology. Tuesday's launch was of "great strategic significance", the official Korean Central News Agency said, as the North seeks to increase its defence capabilities a "thousand-fold". Hypersonic missiles move far faster and are more agile than ordinary ones, making them much harder for missile defence systems - on which the US is spending billions - to intercept. The launch from Jagang province "confirmed the navigational control and stability of the missile", along with its...
