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Global Strategic Reach: North Korea Tests Cutting-Edge Missile Engine

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a high-thrust solid-fuel engine test.
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What is known about the engine:
The engine produced a 2,500 kilonewtons thrust
Can lift 255 tons
Features high-durability materials
Likely to be used for Hwasong-20 ICBM
This allows to use it for carrying multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs) in one missile, Korea Institute for National Unification researcher Hong Min told the South China Morning Post.
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