{"id":114939,"date":"2015-05-09T17:23:28","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T17:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=114939"},"modified":"2015-05-09T20:07:49","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T20:07:49","slug":"n-korea-tests-submarine-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=114939","title":{"rendered":"N Korea ‘tests submarine missile’"},"content":{"rendered":"

North Korea says it has successfully tested a submarine-launched missile, which if confirmed would be a significant boost in its arsenal.<\/p>\n

Analysts say North Korea has several nuclear warheads but this development would be an advance as submarine-fired devices are difficult to detect.<\/p>\n

This latest test has not been independently verified.<\/p>\n

The US said using ballistic missiles was a “clear violation” of UN sanctions against North Korea.<\/p>\n

A statement from the State Department made no comment on the reported test but called on North Korea “to refrain from actions that further raise tensions in the region”.<\/p>\n

‘World-level’<\/strong><\/p>\n

State media described the missile emerging with “a fiery, blazing trail”, but did not mention the date or the location of the test.<\/p>\n

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, was pictured apparently overseeing the launch.<\/p>\n

Mr Kim said his country now possessed a “world-level strategic weapon capable of striking and wiping out in any waters the hostile forces infringing upon [North Korea’s] sovereignty and dignity”, the reports said.<\/p>\n

After the announcement, South Korea said the North fired three anti-ship cruise missiles into the sea off its east coast.<\/p>\n

Pyongyang had warned it would fire without warning against vessels it claims have violated its waters.<\/p>\n

South Korea is yet to comment on the missile test, but the country’s National Security Council has met in emergency session.<\/p>\n

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The North Korean leader described the missile as a “world-level strategic weapon”<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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