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title: "Which country launched the Hwasong-12 mid-range ballistic missile?"  
description: "Which country launched the Hwasong-12 mid-range ballistic missile?"  
author: "Austin Dcruz"  
published: 2022-02-05  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95508/which-country-launched-the-hwasong-12-mid-range-ballistic-missile  
category: "current affair"  
tags: ["current affair", "missiles", "launched", "ballistic missile"]  
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# Which country launched the Hwasong-12 mid-range ballistic missile?

Which [country launched](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114607/which-country-launched-the-first-artificial-satellite-sputnik-into-space) the Hwasong-12 mid-[range](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23243/complete-troubleshooting-tips-for-belkin-n300-range-extender-setup) [ballistic missile](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83043/north-korea-fires-longest-range-ballistic-missile-since-2017)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

> **North Korea completed its seventh round of missile testing this year on January 30, as well as its first launch of the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) since 2017.**

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**North Korea**, formally the **Democratic People's Republic of Korea**, is an East Asian [country](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3960/muslim-population-by-country-2024) that occupies the northern tip of the **Korean Peninsula**. It is bordered to the north by China and Russia at the **Yalu and Tumen rivers**, and to the south by South Korea at the **Korean Demilitarized Zone**. The Yellow Sea forms its western boundary, while the Sea of Japan forms its [**eastern**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52133/me-dam-me-phi-festival-is-a-festival-of-which-the-communities-in-north-eastern-india) border. North Korea, like its southern neighbor, claims to be the **legitimate government of the whole [peninsula](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92727/what-is-peninsula) and surrounding islands.** \
![Which country launched the Hwasong-12 mid-range ballistic missile?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/c7149672-430c-4936-b113-568bfa63ede9/images/9ee07848-32b9-4cd3-b9e9-1e6e269ab4c0.jpeg)\
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North Korea produced the **[Hwasong-12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwasong-12)** mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile. The Hwasong-12 was initially displayed to the outside public at a military parade on 14 April 2017 to commemorate the **Day of the Sun, North Korea's** founding President Kim Il-birthday. sung's On January 30, 2022, **North Korea conducted a Hwasong-12 test.**


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