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North Korea plans to test long-range missile

Updated on: 02 January,2017 09:39 AM IST  | 
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Sunday that the isolated nuclear capable country was close to test-launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

North Korea plans to test long-range missile

Kim Jong Un delivers the new year message. Pic/AFP
Kim Jong Un delivers the new year message. Pic/AFP


Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Sunday that the isolated nuclear capable country was close to test-launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). North Korea tested ballistic missiles at an unprecedented rate during 2016, although some experts have said it is years away from developing an ICBM fitted with a nuclear warhead capable of reaching the United States.


“Research and development of cutting edge arms equipment is actively progressing and ICBM rocket test launch preparation is in its last stage,” Kim said during a televised New Year’s Day speech. The country has been under U.N. sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear and ballistic missile tests. The sanctions were tightened last month after Pyongyang conducted its fifth and largest nuclear test on September 9. A successful ICBM test launch would mark a significant step forward for secretive Pyongyang’s weapons capability.


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