North Korea test-fires tactical ballistic missile, KCNA says
KCNA said the test confirmed a technical upgrade as South Korea reported multiple missiles and one flew more than 900 km, officials said.
- On Monday, North Korea test-fired a tactical ballistic missile, with state media KCNA reporting on Tuesday that the test confirmed technical upgrades. South Korea's military detected the missile flying more than 900 km from the Pyongyang area.
- The missile test follows last Thursday's hypersonic launch overseen by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. JCS spokesperson Jang Do-young stated the latest North Korean action appears to be a show of force.
- Following the launch, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a defense industry museum on Sunday. Kim stated the country's weaponry "will be developed and completed in a more strenuous manner," KCNA reported.
- Citing United Nations Security Council resolutions, South Korea's presidential office urged an immediate stop to these launches. Tensions remain elevated following a landmine blast last week that wounded three soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone.
- US President Donald Trump stated on Monday that he may meet with Kim during an upcoming visit to Asia. Pyongyang continues demanding that Washington abandon its "hostile" policy and drop denuclearization demands as a condition for talks.
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DPRK test-fires tactical ballistic missile
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)test-fired a tactical ballistic missile on Monday, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday, adding that the test confirmed the successful technical upgrading of an important core element for the missile, without elaborating. The announcement comes after South Korea's military said on Monday that the DPRK had fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast. It was Pyongyang's fourth…
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North Korea has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile to upgrade a key component of its weapons systems, which it called a "big success," the country's state media reported Tuesday. The report came a day after South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) detected multiple ballistic missiles launched from the Pyongyang area toward the East Sea. North Korea's missile administration "test-fired a tactical ballistic missile on October 12 to confirm t…
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