Published 3 years ago

Why North Korea keeps launching missiles

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North Korea fired a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend. Despite international condemnation, the East Asian country keeps testing missiles. Why does Pyongyang continue with these launches, if they come at such a hefty cost to its economy? The BBC's Laura Bicker runs us through some of the reasons why North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is determined to develop its missile programme.

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BBC News

Why North Korea keeps launching missiles

North Korea keeps testing missiles despite international condemnation. Why does Pyongyang persist?

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Daily Express

Joe Biden sent warning as Kim Jong-un shows off new long-range missile in North Korea

NORTH KOREA carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, state media said on Monday, seen by analysts as possibly the country's first such weapon with a nuclear capability.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday that it successfully tested newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, the first known testing activity in months, underscoring how the country continues to expand its military capabilities amid a…

3 years ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

U.S. still prepared to engage with North Korea after missile test

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -The United States remains prepared to engage with North Korea, a White House spokeswoman said on Monday, despite Pyongyang's announcement that it had tested a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend. Read full story

3 years ago·Malaysia

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South China Morning Post

China calls for restraint as North Korea tests missile able to reach Japan

North Korea’s cruise missile tests over the weekend may have caught the world off guard, and prompted “concern” in neighbouring Japan, but indicate only a limited increase in the country’s military strength, according to analysts.However, Pyongyang’s latest move was certain to disappoint North Korea doves and make the hawks harden their stance, they said, as China called for restraint in the region.That came after the state-run Korean Central Ne…

3 years ago·Hong Kong

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IBTimes

N. Korea test-fires new 'long-range cruise missile': KCNA

The reported launches are the first since March by the North, which has not carried out a nuclear test or an intercontinental ballistic missile launch since 2017.

3 years ago·United States

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