N. Korea confirms "successful test" of new SLBM missile
  • 5 years ago
North Korea claims to have sucessfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile.
The regime's Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday... that a "new type of SLBM" had been successfully launched on the day before.
It added the missile was launched at a high angle... without revealing specific technical details.
Seoul's military said Wednesday... a projectile believed to be an SLBM was launched towards the East Sea, travelling 450 kilometers,... reaching a maximum altitude of 910 kilometers.
The launch marks the North's 11th weapons test of the year,... and the first SLBM test since late 2016.
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