Crucial Test Showing DPRK's Definite Response
Will and Overwhelming Edge of Its Strategic

Attack Force

Test-fire of DPRK's Latest ICBM Hwasongpho-19
Successfully Conducted under Guidance of
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un

Pyongyang, November 1 (KCNA) -- The cause of the DPRK reliably defending the
regional and global peace and security as a responsible nuclear weapons state and
achieving the comprehensive national prosperity and promoting the well-being of its
people is faced with vicious challenges and ever-escalating war crisis by the most
hostile and threatening rival states.
The most hostile enemies of the DPRK have developed into a nuclear alliance and
the U.S. imperialists and the ROK puppet forces have recently intensified the frantic
arms buildup and provocations largest-ever in history while often letting loose
threatening reckless remarks against the DPRK government. All these are posing a
grave danger to the DPRK's sovereignty and security environment and sparking off
the surging anger and retaliatory will of its army and people.
The present grave reality, seriously reminding of the instructive law of history that the
destructed balance of forces between friend and foe means a war, more clearly
emphasizes the necessity of the overwhelming force capable of containing the
enemy and controlling the situation at all times and the validity of its steady
improvement. It also calls for continuously developing and updating the strategic
weapons as deterrent capable of actively coping with any military threat and foiling
the enemy's provocative attempt and will for war in advance.
At a time when the strategic option for reliably defending the national security and
regional peace from the adventurous military moves of the U.S. and its vassal forces
for aggression and the urgency of its powerful implementation are being further
highlighted, a new entity has emerged again to demonstrate the absolute might of
the DPRK nuclear combat forces rapidly developing day by day.
Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of
the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, issued an order to
the Missile Administration to conduct a test-fire of the latest ICBM Hwasongpho-19
and guided on the spot the crucial test, which would set an epochal milestone in

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perpetuating the absolute superiority of the strategic armed forces of the DPRK, in
the morning of October 31.
The absolute weaponry strongest in the world, a result of the DPRK's might and spirit
that have been steadily augmented for the great dignity and honor of the country and
people, for the duty of defending peace and the right to existence that should never
be conceded, and for a new world of justice where war, hegemony and injustice are
not allowed, advanced into its launching position, giving birth to the new strength the
world has not yet experienced.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, with his noblest and heavy mission to firmly
defend the sovereignty of the DPRK and its absolute security and rights to
development, personally went to the launching site to learn about the preparations
and plan for the test-fire and took the central command post.
The venue waiting a historic moment when the DPRK's newly-updated ultra-powerful
offensive means, an ICBM of ultimate version, would show its appearance, was
seething with the will of all defence scientists and strategic missile soldiers to strike
terror into the most ferocious rivals keen on nuclear confrontation with the DPRK by
demonstrating its war deterrent which has reached the highest level in the world.
The moment has come to display the tremendous power of the world's strongest
strategic missile.
When Kim Jong Un approved the test-fire, General Jang Chang Ha, director
general of the Missile Administration, gave an order to the honored Second Red Flag
Company.
The moment, the entity of absolute power loaded with the DPRK people's soaring
enmity and strong will to punish all evils and injustice on earth was launched toward
the sky.
The missile traveled up to a maximum altitude of 7,687.5 km and flew a distance of
1,001.2 km for 5,156 s before landing on the preset area in the open waters off the
East Sea of Korea.
The test-fire had no negative effect on the security of neighboring countries.
The test of the latest strategic weapon system updated the recent records of the
strategic missile capability of the DPRK and demonstrated the modernity and
creditability of its world's most powerful strategic deterrent.

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On the launching spot, Kim Jong Un expressed great satisfaction at the fact that
the successful test-fire of the new-type ICBM proved before the world that the
hegemonic position we have secured in the development and manufacture of
nuclear delivery means of the same kind is absolutely irreversible.
The perfected weapon system of ICBM Hwasongpho-19, to be used by the strategic
forces of the DPRK along with Hwasongpho-18, pursuant to the long-term plan for
building the state nuclear forces set forth by the Party Congress, will perform the
mission and duty as the primary core means in defending the DPRK, thoroughly
containing the enemies' acts of aggression and reliably protecting the national
security.
Kim Jong Un said that the test-fire is an appropriate military action that fully meets
the purpose of informing the rivals, who have intentionally escalated the regional
situation and posed a threat to the security of our Republic recently, of our
counteraction will, and it also constitutes an indispensable process in the course of
constantly developing our state's strategic attack forces.
He went on to say:
As recently witnessed by us, the rivals' dangerous tightening of their nuclear alliance
and various adventuristic military maneuvers go to further highlight the importance of
strengthening our nuclear forces. We should never allow any threat to approach the
security sphere under our state's influence.
The security situation of our state and ever-aggravating prospective threats and
challenges require us to continue to bolster up our modern strategic attack forces
and more perfectly round off our nuclear forces' response posture.
And he clearly reaffirmed that the DPRK would never change its line of bolstering up
its nuclear forces.
On behalf of the Party and the government and all the Korean people, he gave the
highest thanks to the defence scientists and the workers in the field of munitions
industry for their distinguished contribution to demonstrating the DPRK's matchless
strategic nuclear attack capability before the whole world.
He once again stressed that only peace, to be defended by the powerful force
capable of controlling and deterring the enemy, is reliable and safe and durable and
herein lies a sure guarantee for the security and future of the state and people of the
DPRK. And he clarified the important tasks to be constantly carried out by the field of

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national defence science in implementing the line of bolstering up the state nuclear
forces.
Expressing expectation and belief that the national defence science and technology
group, always faithful and absolute to implementing the requirements of the
revolution, would achieve the better defence development successes and thus
always remain faithful to its sacred responsibility and duty, he had a photo session
with the masters of this great event at the historic site where the absolute prestige of
the state was lifted once again.
All the defence scientists and strategic missile soldiers vowed to devote themselves
with redoubled courage to the sacred struggle for further bolstering up the arsenal of
the Juche revolution and strengthening the state's nuclear response posture. -0-