North Korea has launched a missile which they claimed flew at over 12 times the speed of sound and travelled 1,500 kilometres. Hypersonic missiles which travel more than five times faster than sound and can change direction are much harder to intercept than other types of missiles. Only China, Russia and the US are currently thought to have this technology. Some people suspect that Russia is helping North Korea to develop advanced missile technology in return for troops to fight in Ukraine.
But the South Korean military says they believe the claims from North Korea are exaggerated. Our first headline is talking about the statement from the North Korean government about the missile. North Korea says new hypersonic missile will contain rivals and that's from the BBC. And that headline again, North Korea says new hypersonic missile will contain rivals and that's from the BBC.
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