The Significance of the DPRK’s 4th of July Missile Test

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has announced the test launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile on the fourth of July. Pyongyang said its Hwasong-14 ICBM flew some 933 kilometres in 39 minutes reaching an altitude of 2,802 kilometres, according to the country’s state television. The Russian Ministry of Defense disputes the claim saying…