SEOUL: North Korea has created a new holiday to celebrate the anniversary of the successful test launch of its Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) last year, state media reported Sunday.

NUKE CELEBRATION This Feb. 18, 2023 photo from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency shows test-firing of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-15 at Pyongyang International Airport. North Korea has created a new holiday to celebrate the anniversary of the successful test launch of its Hwasong-17 ICBM last year, state media reported Sunday, November 5. AFP PHOTO
NUKE CELEBRATION This Feb. 18, 2023 photo from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency shows test-firing of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-15 at Pyongyang International Airport. North Korea has created a new holiday to celebrate the anniversary of the successful test launch of its Hwasong-17 ICBM last year, state media reported Sunday, November 5. AFP PHOTO

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