North Korea's hypersonic missile conversion, Japan 'in line with Russian and Chinese political schedules'

North Korea's hypersonic missile conversion, Japan 'in line with Russian and Chinese political schedules'

North Korea converted to hypersonic missiles and declared ‘increasing hostility with the United States.’
Masahisa Sato, former vice-minister of foreign affairs of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, said on the 18th that North Korea's ballistic missile test was "in line with the schedule of the Russian presidential election and China's National People's Congress," confirming the North Korea-Russia military system.
In response to North Korea's news report successfully testing a solid-fuel engine for a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile, the AP said: "It is one of a series of advanced weapons systems that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has publicly pledged to introduce in 2021 to counter deepening hostility from the United States. “External experts said on the 20th that Kim Jong-un has modernized his arsenal to obtain concessions from the United States, such as sanctions relief, when diplomacy resumes.”
The official Korean Central News Agency reported on the 20th that Chairman Kim led a ground injection test of a multi-stage solid fuel engine for hypersonic missiles at a rocket launch facility in northwest North Korea.
North Korea's news agency quoted Chairman Kim as saying that the strategic value of new intermediate-range missiles is as important as intercontinental ballistic missiles targeting the U.S. mainland, and that "enemies know more about them."
The news agency went on to say that the timetable for completing the development of the new weapons system "has been set with great success in important tests."
The Associated Press said North Korea in recent years has been pursuing the development of weapons equipped with solid propellants, which would make launches harder to detect than liquid-propellant missiles, which must be fueled before takeoff and cannot last as long. It was revealed that it was intended to neutralize the missile defense system of .
Masahisa Sato, former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Liberal Democratic Party, and Kenji Yoshinaga, a security reporter, appeared on BS NTV's 'Deep News' on the 20th and evaluated North Korea's military provocations.
Yomiuri reported that former Foreign Minister Sato said on the 18th regarding North Korea's ballistic missile launch, "It was carried out in conjunction with the Russian presidential election and the end of the Chinese National People's Congress."
Regarding Japan's military power in response to the analysis of North Korea's military power, Reporter Yoshinaga said, "We have developed a nuclear deterrent and a conventional force with many types of weapons and units."
Researcher Jang Young-geun, a missile expert at the Korea Research Institute for National Strategy, told the AP, “North Korea’s missile test launch in January is likely related to the development of a first-stage rocket, but this week’s engine test is part of North Korea’s efforts to improve flight speed and is related to the development of a second-stage rocket. “This engine test suggests that North Korea may soon be able to test-launch a new hypersonic missile,” he said.

'Korea Central News Agency' and 'Rodong Shinmun' reported that the General Missile Administration and its affiliated Engine Research Institute conducted a multi-stage demonstration to be installed on a mid- to long-range hypersonic missile in the presence of Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong-un at the West Sea Satellite Launch Center in Dongchang-ri, Cholsan-gun, North Pyongan Province, on the morning and afternoon of the 19th. The Voice of America (VOA) announced on the 20th that it reported that a solid fuel engine ground blowout test was conducted.

VOA said, “These media outlets also released photos of the test scenes, and the Korean Central News Agency said the test was ‘successful.’ “It was quoted as saying.

Regarding hypersonic missiles, VOA said that they fly faster than 6,120 km/h, five times the speed of sound, making them difficult to track and intercept, and even have surprise attack capabilities when launched using a solid fuel engine that does not require a fuel injection stage.