North Korea’s Kim Jong-un does a Top Gun impression in slick vid of him at ballistic missile test

KIM Jong-un oversaw the test-firing of North Korea’s largest ever ballistic missile in a slick Hollywood style video released today. In what could easily be mistaken for a movie scene out of Top Gun, the North Korean leader strode out in a snazzy leather jacket and sunglasses in front of the colossal weapon. Accompanied by military top brass, Kim personally gave the green light for the testing of the huge new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that is capable of hitting global targets. The slick state media video shows Kim checking his fancy watch before taking off his sunglasses in dramatic fashion to approve the launch. Known as the Hwasong-17, the giant ICBM was first unveiled in October 2020 and dubbed a “monster missile“ by analysts. It had never previously been successfully test-fired, and the launch prompted immediate outrage from Pyongyang’s neighbours and the United States. “The missile, launched at Pyongyang International Airport, travelled up to a maximum altitude of 6,248.5 km and fle