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North Korea launched a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile, possibly related to developing a new solid-fuel hypersonic weapon. Solid-fuel technology offers advantages like easier operation and greater responsiveness in crisis. Countries like the U.S., Soviet Union, and China have utilized solid fuel in missile systems. North Koreas solid-fuel ICBM aims to enhance its nuclear counterattack capability.

The Hwasong-18, a brand-new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, has been tested by North Korea. It is powered by a rocket engine that burns solid fuels like ammonium perchlorate and aluminium. It will radically promote the nations nuclear counterattack capacity, believes Kim Jong Un

Icbm, this as opposed to a liquid fuel. so it would be easier and quicker for the north koreans to be able to set up a launch and it is mobile. and of course that makes it far more difficult for the u.s. or south korea to be able to track it. so what were seeing at this point is what kim jung-un has been consistently saying that he wants a bigger and better nuclear arsenal, that he wants to have more icbms, he wants the solid fuel technology. it appears that that is going in the right direction ...

Administration in 2012. they say the facility has nothing to do with the ballistic missile program. listen to the sicientists told e in 2015. >> what can you say to the world to prove this is not a ballistic missile program in disguise? >> translator: why on earth would we drop nuclear bombs on people of the world? including the united states? >> reporter: of course, many analysts believe north korea was launching satellites from sohae. that could be used to deliver a warhead to the u.s. or else...

They assemble it for a period of time before it is launched. north korea has moved on from sohae. they have moved on to solid fuel technology. those missiles can be rolled out quickly and launched from mobile launchers. that is what north korea has been doing in recent years. this is i am bis symbolic. this is one small step down a very long road to denuclearization. the big assets are still in place. >> will ripley for us in hong kong. thank you. the trump administration says 463 parents sepa...

Ago and they insisted back then the work was peaceful. >> what can you say to the world to prove that this is not a ballistic missile program in disguise? >> translator: why on earth would we drop nuclear bombs on the people of the world? including the united states. >> reporter: since then, they made many threats to drop nuclear bombs on the united states. one important point, the sohae launch site is a liquid facility. you can see from satellites. north korea has moved on to advanced solid fue...

Launching used liquid fuel, thats time consuming, you roll the things out, theyre sitting on the launch pad for days. north korea has moved on now to solid fuel technology. much more efficient. they can put it on mobile missile launchers, launch very quickly. thats what north korea is using right now they. theyre developing the old chevy while keeping the porsche shined and waxed and ready to go. >> will, thank you for that context. we appreciate how much you know and you can help us understand ...

>> north koreans will have to renounce once and for all the development and use of nuclear weapons, they are a long way from that. but by some chance the chinese or the pressure from south korea were such they did that, i would not rule it out, but at-this-point that is a long way away if it were to happen. arthel: jay to something you said, you said everyone should be patient, whatever is going to happen with china, putting pressure on china to put pressure on north korea it will take some time...

Work in with the intelligence community and in and with the pentagon where north korea is concerned, what keeps you up at night? >> well, north korea, brian, is really trying to perfect the element of surprise. for many years, when they would stack those missiles on the launch pad, analysts from our country and around the world were able to spy at those missiles. and we really had the opportunity to shoot them down and make sure they didnt even get off the pad in some case. but now what theyre d...