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Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Part of: Prelims and GS III – Defence and security

Context: North Korea fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile.

It was the most powerful launch since 2017.
North Korea has launched nearly a dozen weapon tests this year like never before in defiance of UN sanctions.

Intercontinental ballistic missile

An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a missile with a minimum range of 5,500 kilometres primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery.
Conventional, chemical, and biological weapons can also be delivered with varying effectiveness, but have never been deployed on ICBMs.
Countries that have ICBMs: India, Russia, the United States, North Korea, China, Israel, the United Kingdom and France.
ICBMs are differentiated by having greater range and speed than other ballistic missiles.
Short and medium-range ballistic missiles are known collectively as the theatre ballistic missiles.

News Source: TH

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