[해외] Half A Loaf: Third Hwasong-<em>16</em> Solid IRBM Test Shows Booster is Ready but HGV Payload Needs Work
On January 6, North Korea test-launched a Hwasong-<em>16</em><em>B</em> (HS-<em>16</em><em>B</em>) solid-propellant intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) payload. This was the third apparently successful flight of the HS-<em>16</em> booster (two with HGVs, the other with a maneuvering reentry vehicle (MaRV) payload), probably meaning that the North considers the booster ready for operational deployment...