Seoul says NKorea fires ballistic missile

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 19, 2022 12:27 am

SEOUL: North Korea fired an 'unidentified ballistic missile' Sunday, Seoul's military said, days after Pyongyang announced a successful test of a solid-fuel motor for a new weapons system.

Military tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen sharply this year as Pyongyang has carried out an unprecedented blitz of weapons tests, including the launch of its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile ever last month.

DANGEROUS TOY This picture taken on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday, December 16, shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as he directs a ground ejection test — a high-power solid fuel engine test — conducted at the Saikai satellite launch site in South Pyongan Province. PHOTO BY KCNA VIA KNS/AFP

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