10
Jan
Khaled Khiari, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and Political Affairs, briefed the Security Council on heightened tensions following North Korea’s latest missile test. Two days ago, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched what it described as a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile (IRBM) equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle. Hypersonic Threat According to Pyongyang’s official statement, the missile traveled at 12 times the speed of sound along a predetermined flight path before splashing into the sea. The DPRK claimed the launch posed no threat to neighboring countries, though no advance safety notices for airspace or maritime zones…