13.09.2021, 09:28
Nordkoreanischer Test einer offenbar neu entwickelten GLCM...
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Zitat:North Korea tests new long-range cruise missilehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58540915
North Korea has tested a new long-range cruise missile capable of hitting much of Japan, state media said on Monday. The weekend tests saw missiles travelling up to 1,500km (930 miles), the official KCNA news agency said. It suggests North Korea is still capable of developing weapons despite food shortages and an economic crisis.
The US military said the latest tests posed threats to the international community, and neighbouring Japan said it had "significant concerns". A picture in the North Korean Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed a missile being fired from a launch vehicle, while another could be seen in horizontal flight. [...] State media also describes these missiles as "strategic" which usually means that the regime hopes to put a nuclear warhead on it. Analysts aren't sure yet if North Korea can miniaturise a nuclear warhead to fit on a cruise missile. However given how many advances the secretive state has made so far, no one would bet against it. [...] The US military, meanwhile, said the test showed North Korea's "continuing focus on developing its military programme", adding that its commitment to defending allies South Korea and Japan "remains ironclad".
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