North Korea Extra Credit Article 2

1. pressure the US back into long-stalled nuclear talks 2. strength to regional and global powers 3. practical need 4. new engineering and military command systems

Analysts say the tests reflect Kim's desire to _______________, present a show of ____________, and could be borne out of a _________ to test out ____________.

Guam

At its full power the missile can travel thousands of miles, putting areas like US territory ________ within striking distance.

wake-up call

Experts are still wary of saying that the North indeed has perfected re-entry capabilities. But at least the images, showing parts of the Korean peninsula and Japan from space, could be a __________ for its neighbours.

1. moratorium 2. bound

In 2018 after Mr Kim met Mr Trump, North Korea announced a __________ on testing nuclear weapons and its longest range intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). But by the following year, as relations soured, Mr Kim said they were no longer _______ by the declaration.

1. military reconnaissance 2. unmanned attack drones

Kim Jon-Un says development of ____________________, along with ______________, are the major goals for the next five-year plan.

1. two 2. reconnaissance satellite

North Korea has already conducted _____ hypersonic missile tests in January this year and experts believe, given the fact that the North released pictures from outer space, they will soon launch a ________________. (Seen by the US and its allies as crossing a red line.)

7

Pyongyang has conducted a record number of _______ missile launches in the past month alone - an intense flurry of activity that has been strongly condemned by the US, South Korea, Japan, and other nations.

warhead

State media also printed rare imagery, some which they said were shots taken by a camera fitted to the missile's ________.

UN

The ______ prohibits North Korea from ballistic and nuclear weapons tests, and has imposed strict sanctions. But the East Asian state regularly defies the ban.

1. 2017 2. Hokkai

The last time the Hwasong-12 was tested was in ______, when Pyongyang launched it six times including sending it twice over the Japanese island of _______, which triggered alarms for residents there.

international community

The latest test has raised alarm again among the __________________.

1. verify its accuracy 2. security 3. neighbouring country

The missile test had been launched to "__________". It had been deliberately angled to land away "in consideration of the _______ of the _____________".

significant

The timing is also _________ because of Beijing's Winter Olympics kicking off later this week, and South Korea's presidential election in March.

Korean peninsula

The unusual pictures taken from space show parts of the ______________ and surrounding areas.

that the country has made advances in its missile re-entry technology.

What could the images taken by the missile mean?

1. North Korea launched the missile 2. flew a moderate distance for an IRBM 3. covered a distance of about 800km (497 miles) 4. reached an altitude of 2,000km before it landed in waters off Japan

What happened at the Hwasong-12 launch?

Pyongyang (capital of North Korea)

Who confirmed the Hwasong-12 missile testing?

test was intended to verify the missile system worked as it should, rather than to show off new technology

Why did North Korea fire the missile?

1. held talks 2. slowdown

it is the first time that the Hwasong-12, a nuclear-capable missile of a significant size, has been launched since North Korea ________ with the US under the former administration of US President Donald Trump - which led to a _______ in missile activity.