Pressure centred on missile tests has failed to restrain North Korea's weapons programme

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.