North Korea Says It Tested Engine for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Outside experts skeptical about Pyongyang’s claims By Alastair Gale
http://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-says-it-tested-engine-for-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-1460164189
SEOUL—North Korea said it successfully tested a new engine of an intercontinental ballistic missile, the latest in a series of announcements that appear intended to suggest progress in its goal of building a nuclear-armed missile capable of hitting targets as far away as the U.S.
The run of statements about technical breakthroughs started in March as Pyongyang ratcheted up its warlike rhetoric following international penalties imposed for its nuclear-bomb test and long-range rocket launch earlier in the year. They also coincide with anger from North Korea about annual military drills taking place in South Korea.
Outside experts have expressed skepticism about the claims, including that North Korea has built a nuclear device small enough to mount on a long-range missile.
The latest announcement said a test of a new high-power missile engine was made under the guidance of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the country’s main rocket launch site in its far northwest.
“The great success made in the test provided a firm guarantee for mounting another form of nuclear attack upon the U.S. imperialists and other hostile forces,” North Korea’s state news agency said in its account of the test. CONTINUE AT SITE
Comments are closed.
