North Korea's recent missile tests pose an immediate threat to regional allies

Space strategy, priorities and milestones related to foreign affairs.

South Korea reported that North Korea launched a missile towards the sea on 3 October and assessed that it travelled more than 700 kilometres. North Korea subsequently described the launch as a hypersonic missile drill overseen by Kim Jong Un; its technical claims remain attributed to Pyongyang. North Korea's claimed range of about 1,000 kilometres still differs from South Korea's assessment of more than 700 kilometres.