North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) walks around what the country says is a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile
* The 'monster missile' which Kim posed with is actually an old weapon from 2017
* South Korea and the Pentagon spotted 'discrepancies in North Korea's account'
* Faked Top Gun-lite clip was attempt to cover up failed launch over Pyongyang
* Costly debacle, which saw debris rain down on capital, ignored by state media
* 'Pyongyang residents must have been shocked' and Kim humiliated: Seoul MP
Kim Jong Un faked the 'monster missile' launch from his Top Gun-inspired propaganda clip, according South Korea and the US. North Korea claimed last week it had successfully test-fired a Hwasong-17 missile, a long-range ballistic missile which analysts say may be capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
But after consulting satellite images and weather forecasts, Seoul and Washington analysts agree the weapon in the video was really a Hwasong-15, a smaller and less powerful missile first paraded five years ago.
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Did North Korea Faked The Launch Of Its 'Monster Missile'?
Seoul: N. Korea fired old ICBM, not new big one, last week -- AP
North Korea faked launch of 'monster' missile, says Seoul -- DW
North Korea did not launch 'monster' missile as they claimed, South Korean lawmakers say -- ABC News
S.Korea says N.Korea staged 'largest ICBM' fakery to recover from failed test -- Reuters
North Korea believed to have faked launch of ‘monster missile’: report -- NYPost
North Korean ICBM launch was staged; older missile used, Seoul says -- UPI