Latest North Korean missile sparks debate over possible Russian links

By Josh Smith, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -North Korea's latest Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile - its first ICBM to use solid rocket fuel - has reignited debate over possible Russian links to the nuclear-armed state's dramatic missile development. In a report published on Thursday by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, Theodore Postol, professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, argued that the Hwasong-18 ICBM is likely the result of technical cooperation sourced to Russia. The Hwasong-18 ...