South Korea says the North appears to have secured meaningful data from recent missile test

Record ID: 875596

  • Title: South Korea says the North appears to have secured meaningful data from recent missile test
  • Date: 22nd May 2017
  • Summary: INTERNET (MAY 22, 2017) (REUTERS) NORTH KOREA'S KCNA NEWS AGENCY WEBSITE SHOWING ARTICLE ABOUT NORTH'S RECENT MISSILE LAUNCH WEBPAGES BEING NAVIGATED HIGHLIGHTED AREA READING (Korean): "DEAR RESPECTED SUPREME LEADER SAID WITH PRIDE THAT THE MISSILE'S RATE OF HITS IS VERY ACCURATE AND PUKGUKSONG-2 IS A SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIC WEAPON, AND HE APPROVED THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS WEAPON SYSTEM OF GROUND-TO-GROUND MEDIUM-TO-LONG RANGE STRATEGIC BALLISTIC MISSILE PUKGUKSONG-2 FOR ACTION."
  • Embargoed: 5th June 2017 04:09
  • Keywords: unification ministry defence ministry South Korea Kim Jong Un missile launch North Korea
  • Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / INTERNET
  • City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / INTERNET
  • Country: South Korea
  • Reuters ID: LVA0026HX6TL3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: South Korea' defence ministry said on Monday (May 22) North Korea appeared to have secured "meaningful data" from its latest missile test on Sunday (May 21), when it launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile.
    The defence ministry added further verification was needed to determine whether the North had mastered the re-entry technology for missile warheads that it has claimed.
    The South Korean unification ministry said it will strongly respond to provocative actions by North Korea but it will be flexible in handling civilian inter-Korean exchange as it believes cutting the relationship won't help stability on the divided peninsula.
    The North's KCNA news agency said on Monday leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test which also verified the functioning of the solid-fuel engine for the Pukguksong-2 missile and ordered it for deployment in field action.
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