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North Korea Test Fires Modified Advanced Surface-to-Air Missiles

North Korea Test Fires Modified Advanced Surface-to-Air Missiles

Sputnik International

A test of modified advanced surface-to-air missiles to assess their combat capabilities was conducted in North Korea, with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, observing the event, according to the KCNA news agency.

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"The General Directorate of Missile Development of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea carried out a test firing of modified advanced surface-to-air missiles of two types at various targets to check their combat characteristics. The General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of State Affairs Kim Jong-un, observed the firing," the news agency report stated.According to KCNA, the technical specifications of the missiles were recognized as effective for destroying various aerial targets.

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