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    North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea

    North Korea, which has nuclear weapons, has recently carried out several weapons tests, including a long-range missile.

    10/19/2021

    North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea, continuing a series of tests started it a few weeks ago, said Tuesday the South Korean army. The projectile was reportedly launched from a submarine, the South Korean military said. "It would be an SLBM fired by North Korea," said a statement. The nuclear-armed North Korea recently carried out several weapons tests, including a long-range missile, a weapon fired from a train, and a missile touted as hypersonic by Pyongyang.

    During the reign of Kim Jong-un , North Korea strengthened its military arsenal and made immense progress despite international sanctions taken due to its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. Last week, the North Korean leader blamed Washington for these tensions, saying the United States was the “root cause” of instability on the Korean Peninsula. "There is no reason to believe that they are not hostile," he said.

    Washington open for discussion

    The new shot comes as Sung Kim, current US President special representative Joe Biden's for North Korea, has called for talks with Pyongyang. "We will continue the diplomatic path with North Korea in order to make tangible progress that will improve the security of the United States and our allies," Sung Kim said on Monday, after a meeting with his southern counterpart. Korean Noh Kyu-duk in Washington.

    In 2018, Kim Jong-un was the first North Korean leader to meet with a sitting US president. But discussions have stalled since the second summit with Donald Trump in Hanoi in 2019, which failed on the relief of international sanctions and the gestures Pyongyang was prepared to concede in return. Washington has repeatedly reiterated its willingness to meet with North Korean officials anytime and anywhere, without preconditions.

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    North Korea tested new 'submarine-launched ballistic missile': KCNA

    Oct 20, 2021

    [SEOUL] North Korea successfully tested a "new type" of submarine-launched ballistic missile, state media reported early on Wednesday as the nuclear-armed country pursues ever more advanced weapons.

    The device had "lots of advanced control guidance technologies", the official Korean Central News Agency said, adding the missile was fired from the same vessel that the North used in its first SLBM test five years ago.

    It did not mention leader Kim Jong Un, indicating he was not present for the test.

    Pictures in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed the black and white missile emerging from calm waters trailing a column of fire and smoke, and a surfacing submarine.

    A proven submarine-based missile capability would take the North's arsenal to a new level, allowing deployment far beyond the Korean peninsula and a second-strike capability in the event of an attack on its military bases.

    But the use of the same "8.24 Yongung" submarine as it tested five years indicates that it may only have made limited progress in its launch capabilities.

    According to a 2018 analysis by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, the experimental vessel "appears capable of firing a single ballistic missile" and has to surface every few days, limiting its operational usefulness.

    And the Pentagon and analysts say that the North's last SLBM test in 2019 is likely to have been fired from a submerged platform.

    Tuesday's test, carried out near Sinpo, the site of a major naval dockyard, came as both Koreas build up their weapons capabilities in what could become an arms race on the peninsula, and with Washington-Pyongyang dialogue at a standstill.

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