North Korea’s New Weapon Is Likely a Short-Range Tactical Missile

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North Korea’s New Weapon Is Likely a Short-Range Tactical Missile
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A new weapon North Korea claims to have tested is likely a short-range guided missile aimed at striking battlefield targets with precision, say military experts, and not one that breaches Kim Jong Un’s pledge to avoid testing

SEOUL—A new weapon that North Korea claims to have tested is likely a short-range guided missile aimed at striking battlefield targets with high precision, military experts said, showing how the nuclear-armed regime continues to develop its warfare capabilities even as it pursues diplomacy with the U.S.

Leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a new tactical guided weapon on Wednesday, Pyongyang’s state media said. The report described the device as having a “peculiar mode of guiding flight”—suggesting infrared guidance...

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