{"id":105602,"date":"2026-03-29T21:12:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=105602"},"modified":"2026-03-29T21:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:12:47","slug":"north-korea-tests-advanced-missile-engine-capable-of-reaching-us-mainland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/world\/north-korea-tests-advanced-missile-engine-capable-of-reaching-us-mainland\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea tests advanced missile engine capable of reaching US mainland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">PYONGYANG: <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/kim-jong-un-nuclear-policy-declared-irreversible-north-korea-warns-south-korea\/\">North Korea<\/a> has successfully tested a new powerful rocket engine for a modern missile capable of hitting the US mainland. On this occasion, the country&#8217;s leader Kim Jong-un personally witnessed the test.<\/p>\n<p>According to state media, this ground test is a major breakthrough in North Korea&#8217;s weapons program, and the technology can be used in the development of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).<\/p>\n<p>According to experts, solid-fuel engines give the missile the ability to launch in a short time, which significantly increases the speed and effectiveness of attacks. The new engine produced thrust of about 2,500 kilonewtons, which is higher than previous tests.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, North Korea is also working on a missile system that is capable of hitting multiple targets at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The official statement said that the test is part of the country&#8217;s new five-year defense plan, while according to Kim Jong-un, North Korea&#8217;s defense capabilities have entered a key stage at the strategic level.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say this development could further increase security concerns globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PYONGYANG: North Korea has successfully tested a new powerful rocket engine for a modern missile capable of hitting the US mainland. On this occasion, the country&#8217;s leader Kim Jong-un personally witnessed the test. According to state media, this ground test is a major breakthrough in North Korea&#8217;s weapons program, and the technology can be used [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":105603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,3],"tags":[7363,38933],"class_list":["post-105602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-world","tag-north-korea","tag-us-mainland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105602"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105604,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105602\/revisions\/105604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}