North Korea boasts of "new records" set in solid-fuel ICBM launch

North Korea said Thursday it successfully test-fired a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile the previous day that set "new records" in terms of altitude and flight time, with leader Kim Jong Un vowing a stronger military offensive to counter the United States and South Korea.Kim oversaw the launch of the Hwasong-18 missile, which traveled up to a maximum altitude of 6,648.4 kilometers and flew a distance of 1,001.2 km for about 75 minutes before accurately landing in a target area in the Sea of Japan, the official Korean Central News Agency said.The launch of the Hwasong-18, propel…READ FULL ARTICLE