North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency claimed a successful test of a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile.

North Korea said Tuesday it successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile, claiming the weapon would "reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific region."

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un reportedly said a new hypersonic missile tested this week was aimed at deterring the country's Pacific rivals.

North Korea has tested a new hypersonic missile, which Kim Jong-un said would help deter the country’s Pacific rivals, state media reported on Tuesday.

Kim Jong Un warned that North Korea ’s rivals could not ignore its new hypersonic ballistic missile, which was tested while US secretary of state Antony Blinken was visiting South Korea on Monday.

North Korea in recent years has flight tested various intermediate-range missiles, which if perfected, could reach the U.S. Pacific military hub of Guam. In recent months, North has been testing combining these missiles with purported hypersonic warheads to improve their survivability.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a new hypersonic missile system tested this week would help deter the country's Pacific rivals, state media reported Tuesday, as Washington's top diplomat

North Korea launched a medium-range ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s military confirmed.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C), accompanied by his daughter, Ju-ae (L), oversees the launch of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (on screen) tipped with a hypersonic warhead via a monitoring system on Jan.