North Korea says it tested a new solid-fuel ICBM, warns of ‘extreme’ horror

Analysts said it is the North’s first use of solid propellants in an Intermediate-range or intercontinental ballistic missile.

North Korea said on Friday it had tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-18, to “radically promote” the country’s nuclear counterattack capability, state media reported.