by Agence France-Presse  January 31, 2022 in Missile News

法新社2022年1月31日导弹新闻

 

Hwasong-12 missile test

“火星（Hwasong）-12“型导弹试验

 

North Korea confirmed it had fired a Hwasong-12 “mid-range ballistic missile”, state media reported Monday, the first time it has tested a weapon that powerful since 2017.

朝鲜官方媒体周一报道称，朝鲜证实发射了一枚“火星-12”型中程弹道导弹，这是自2017年以来朝鲜首次试射威力如此强大的武器。

 

Seoul’s military said it had detected the launch Sunday of an intermediate-range ballistic missile — Pyongyang’s seventh weapons test in January.

首尔军方表示，他们周日探测到了一枚中程弹道导弹的发射，这是平壤1月份的第七次武器试验。

 

North Korea has never test-fired this many missiles in a calendar month before and last week threatened to abandon a nearly five-year-long self-imposed moratorium on testing long-range and nuclear weapons, blaming US “hostile” policy for forcing its hand.

朝鲜在一个日历月内从未试射过这么多导弹，上周还威胁要放弃自己实施的近五年的远程和核武器试验暂停，并指责美国的“敌对”政策迫使其出手。

 

“The evaluation test-fire of Hwasong 12-type ground-to-ground intermediate- and long-range ballistic missile was conducted Sunday,” the official Korean Central News Agency said.

官方的朝鲜中央通讯社称，“火星12型地对地中远程弹道导弹的评估试验于周日进行。”。

 

The test “confirmed the accuracy, security and effectiveness of the operation of the Hwasong 12-type weapon system under production,” KCNA added.

朝鲜中央通讯社补充说，这次试验“证实了正在生产的火星12型武器系统的准确性、安全性和有效性。”。

 

KCNA said the test was carried out using the “highest-angle launch system” to ensure the safety of neighboring countries, and that the warhead carried a camera that took photos while it was in space.

朝中社表示，为了确保邻国的安全，该试验是使用“最高角度发射系统”进行的，弹头上装有一个在太空中拍照的照相机。

 

With peace talks with Washington stalled, North Korea has doubled down on leader Kim Jong Un’s vow to modernise the regime’s armed forces, flexing Pyongyang’s military muscles despite biting international sanctions.

随着与华盛顿的和平谈判陷入僵局，朝鲜在领导人金正恩的承诺基础上加倍努力，使该政权的武装力量现代化，尽管受到了严厉的国际制裁，但朝鲜还是展示了平壤的军事实力。

 

South Korea said Sunday that North Korea appeared to be following a “similar pattern” to 2017 — when tensions were last at breaking point on the peninsula — warning Pyongyang could soon restart nuclear and intercontinental missile tests.

韩国周日表示，朝鲜似乎正在遵循 2017 年的“类似模式”——当时半岛紧张局势上一次达到临界点——警告平壤可能很快重启核试验和洲际导弹试验。

 

The last time Pyongyang tested an intermediate-range missile was the Hwasong-12 in 2017, which analysts said at the time was powerful enough to put the US territory of Guam in range.

平壤上一次试射中程导弹是2017年的火星-12型，分析人士表示，当时的火星-12型威力足以将美国领土关岛置于射程之内。

 

The string of launches in 2022 comes at a delicate time in the region, with Kim’s sole major ally China set to host the Winter Olympics next month and South Korea gearing up for a presidential election in March.

2022年的一连串发射发生在该地区一个微妙的时刻，金正恩唯一的主要盟友中国将于下月主办冬奥会，韩国正在为3月的总统选举做准备。