Kim Jong-un praised his new military weapon, a solid-fuel hypersonic mid-range and long-range missile, as proving North Korea’s “absolute superiority” AFP the report said.

The new missile has the capability to reach remote U.S. targets in the Pacific, such as Guam and Alaska. Local state media announced that the project was launched on Tuesday.

North Korea’s supreme leader attended the launch ceremony and said: “North Korea has developed another powerful strategic offensive weapon and achieved its goal of obtaining solid fuel, warhead control and nuclear warhead-carrying missiles with various ranges. “

The new “medium-range solid-fuel ballistic missile Hwasongpho-16B” loaded with a hypersonic gliding warhead flew about 1,000 kilometers before landing in the waters between South Korea and Japan.

Last week, Kim Jong Un oversaw the test launch of a medium-range hypersonic missile.

North Korea has for years sought to develop more advanced hypersonic and solid-fuel technologies to make its missiles more competitive against South Korean and U.S. missile defense systems and threaten U.S. regional military bases.

Analysts say North Korea’s latest demonstration of technological improvements could affect regional security.

Hong Min, a senior analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification, said AFP “With its improved and unpredictable mobility, North Korea poses a serious security threat that South Korea’s missile interceptions cannot counter.”