American intelligence agencies are carefully studying data on the tests of a hypersonic missile in the DPRK, these weapons do not pose an immediate threat to the United States. This was announced on September 30 by the head of the Northern Command of the US Armed Forces, General Glen Van Herk.
"As far as I understand, our intelligence community is still assessing North Korea's statement about hypersonic weapons tests," he said at a briefing broadcast on the website of the US Department of Defense.
He noted that Washington assumes that at the moment the United States is "protected from hypersonic weapons that North Korea, according to its claims, has tested."
In turn, the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea reported that the development of hypersonic missiles by the DPRK is at an early stage and does not pose any threats yet.
Earlier on Thursday, it was reported that the UN Security Council plans to discuss the situation with the recent missile launches by North Korea. It was noted that the discussion would be closed.
On the same day, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rejected the United States' offer of dialogue. According to him, calls for dialogue are nothing more than a facade with which the Americans intend to "cover up their hostile actions."
On September 29, North Korea tested a new type of hypersonic missile, the hWasong-8. A day earlier, the DPRK fired an unidentified projectile towards the Sea of Japan. According to experts, it could be a ballistic missile.
On September 28, Deputy head of the press service of the State Department, Jalina Porter, called on the DPRK to engage in dialogue. She stressed that the goal of the United States remains the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.