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North Korea Tests Engine for Missile Capable of Targeting US Mainland

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the U.S. mainland ...

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North Korea conducts engine test for missile capable of targeting US mainland

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-- Politico (@politico.com) Mar 29, 2026 at 7:13 AM

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... While the test was in line with Kim's stated goal of acquiring more agile, hard-to-detect missiles targeting the U.S. and its allies, some experts speculate North Korea's claim may be an exaggeration. Missiles with built-in solid propellants are easier to move and conceal their launches than liquid-fuel weapons, which in general must be fueled before liftoffs and cannot last long.

The official Korean Central News Agency reported Kim watched the ground jet test of the engine using a composite carbon fiber material. It said the engine's maximum thrust is 2,500 kilonewtons, up from about 1,970 kilonewtons reported in a similar solid-fuel engine test in September.

KCNA reported the test was conducted as part of the country's five-year arms build-up meant to upgrade "strategic strike means," a term referring to nuclear-capable ballistic missiles and other weapons. Kim said the latest engine test had "great significance in putting the country's strategic military muscle on the highest level," according to KCNA. The agency did not say when or where the test occurred.

North Korea's report on the latest test could be "bluffing" as it didn't disclose some key information like the engine's total combustion time, said Lee Choon Geun, an honorary research fellow at South Korea's Science and Technology Policy Institute. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 02:32 PM

OK, Pres Trump's rationalization (OK, give me some leeway here..) for his unprovoked invasion of Iran was that Iran was an imminent threat to the US mainland.

So, I have to ask, what about North Korea?

Will the US be invading North Korea soon?

And, while I'm on this topic, are we still at war with North Korea because there was no peace treaty signed?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 07:47 PM

Will the US be invading North Korea soon?

Do you not understand the difference between North Korea and Iran in the geopolitical models?

I suspect you don't because you're asking such grade school level questions. But enlighten me.

A good exercise to intelligent conversation, is to argue the opposite of your thinking and biases.

#3 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-30 01:21 PM

#2
The 1953 armistice remains in effect.

More recently, nothing but Trump posturing, getting played, and backing off clutching some "love letters" while searching of a new daddy - who appears to be the current prime minister of Israel.

#4 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-03-30 01:31 PM

Do you not understand the difference between North Korea and Iran in the geopolitical models?

#3 | Posted by oneironaut

No please explain the difference.

Could it be that israel doesn't give a ---- about north korea so they didn't command trump to attack north korea?

#5 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-03-30 01:36 PM

Do you not understand the difference between North Korea and Iran in the geopolitical models?
#3 | Posted by oneironaut

The ass-backward one has nukes, and the relatively modern country with Hilton Hotels and Cable TV doesnt?

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-30 02:05 PM

- But enlighten me.

That would be like a Trump Ballroom Project... expensive, time consuming, and not worth the effort.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-30 02:43 PM

"North Korea is considered a major global repository of mineral wealth, with total estimated reserves valued between $6 trillion and $10 trillion. It boasts significant rankings in several key minerals, including the world's 2nd largest reserves of magnesite (after China), top-tier reserves of tungsten and graphite, and vast deposits of iron ore, zinc, and gold."

Hope you boys like kimchi.

#8 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-03-30 04:08 PM

North Korea and Iran maintain a long-standing, secretive military partnership involving the transfer of weapons, missile technology, and technical expertise. Since the 1980s, North Korea has supplied Iran with conventional artillery and acted as a key source for ballistic missile components, including liquid-fuel engines, often defying international sanctions to bolster Iran's defense capabilities.

I do not care for Kim Chi.

I had to to breath Kim Chi fumes for almost a year in South Korea. My apartment was smelly. It came out of the drains. And wall vents. The smell in the subways was the worst for me. It's enough to gag a maggot. I started smoking again because of it to try and cover the smell. Took ten years to quit that nasty habit.

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-31 11:52 AM

wow, an actual country WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THE MISSILES TO DEPLOY THEM.
Bur we aren't attacking them.
wonder why?

#10 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-03-31 12:24 PM

I so love having our CCP-backed shill come on here every day and explain how he knows America better than anyone.

#11 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-03-31 12:26 PM

wow, an actual country WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THE MISSILES TO DEPLOY THEM.
Bur we aren't attacking them.wonder why?
#10 | Posted by e1g1

See DonnerBoy's discussion of Kim Chi in #9.

I don't know who she is, but apparently Kimberly reeks!

#12 | Posted by censored at 2026-03-31 09:14 PM

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