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N.Korea tested tactical guided missiles in fresh sign of evolving arsenal

Other News 18 January 2022 23:12 (UTC +04:00)
N.Korea tested tactical guided missiles in fresh sign of evolving arsenal

North Korea fired tactical guided missiles on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of recent tests that highlighted its evolving missile programmes amid stalled denuclearisation talks, Trend reports citing Reuters.

The missile test was the North's fourth in 2022, with two previous launches involving "hypersonic missiles" capable of high speed and manoeuvring after lift-off, and another test on Friday using a pair of SRBMs fired from train cars.

The U.N. Security Council is likely to meet behind closed-doors on Thursday on the continued missile launches, diplomats said. The United States, Britain, France, Ireland and Albania made the request on Tuesday for a Council discussion.

South Korea's military said on Monday that North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) from an airport in its capital, Pyongyang, which flew about 380 km (236 miles) to a maximum altitude of 42,000 meters (137,800 feet).

The Academy of Defence Science conducted a test of tactical guided missiles from the country's west, and they "precisely hit an island target" off the east coast, the official KCNA news agency said on Tuesday, without elaborating.

"The test-fire was aimed to selectively evaluate tactical guided missiles being produced and deployed and to verify the accuracy of the weapon system," KCNA said.

It "confirmed the accuracy, security and efficiency of the operation of the weapon system under production."

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