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| North Korea says it used ‘super-large multiple rocket launcher’ in latest missile firing | North Korea says it used ‘super-large multiple rocket launcher’ in latest missile firing |
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| Pyongyang has confirmed it conducted yet another test of a new “super-large multiple rocket launcher” a day after Seoul reported North Korea fired two short-range missiles towards the Sea of Japan amid ongoing drills. | Pyongyang has confirmed it conducted yet another test of a new “super-large multiple rocket launcher” a day after Seoul reported North Korea fired two short-range missiles towards the Sea of Japan amid ongoing drills. |
| The launch, carried out early Sunday morning, went without a hitch, North Korean state media reported, saying that it was conducted to “verify strategic and technical characteristics” of the novel launcher, which has featured in a series of recent tests by the reclusive country. | The launch, carried out early Sunday morning, went without a hitch, North Korean state media reported, saying that it was conducted to “verify strategic and technical characteristics” of the novel launcher, which has featured in a series of recent tests by the reclusive country. |
| It’s unclear if North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the drill to oversee the launch in person. | It’s unclear if North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the drill to oversee the launch in person. |
| Two short-range missiles blasted off a launch site in the city of Wonsan, on the country’s eastern coast, at 6.10am local time, according to the South Korean military. | Two short-range missiles blasted off a launch site in the city of Wonsan, on the country’s eastern coast, at 6.10am local time, according to the South Korean military. |
| The missiles flew some 230km (143 miles), reaching an altitude of 30km (18,6 miles) before splashing into the Sea of Japan outside of Tokyo’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). | The missiles flew some 230km (143 miles), reaching an altitude of 30km (18,6 miles) before splashing into the Sea of Japan outside of Tokyo’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). |
| While still abiding by the self-imposed moratorium on long-range ballistic missile and nuclear tests, Pyongyang has recently taken its missile activity up a notch, with Sunday's test becoming the country’s fourth in a month. | While still abiding by the self-imposed moratorium on long-range ballistic missile and nuclear tests, Pyongyang has recently taken its missile activity up a notch, with Sunday's test becoming the country’s fourth in a month. |
| North Korea took a 3-month respite from testing - from late November to early March - before eventually resuming the launches. It came after Washington refused to change its approach to the stalled de-nuclearization talks as demanded by Pyongyang, seeking a partial lifting of the economic sanctions in return for a nuclear disarmament. Washington insists North Korea should first dismantle its nuclear capacities completely before any relief could be considered. | |
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