Pyongyang carried out a function test of the engine for its long-range "KN-08" missiles on the Dongchang-ri launch site in North Pyongan Province on Monday, according to multiple government sources.
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2013/02/17 15:30 KST
N. Korea tested long-range missile engine before nuke blast: sources
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea tested an engine for its new long-range missiles one day before its third nuclear test last week, government sources here said Sunday.
Pyongyang carried out a function test of the engine for its long-range "KN-08" missiles on the Dongchang-ri launch site in North Pyongan Province on Monday, according to multiple government sources.
Pyongyang carried out a function test of the engine for its long-range "KN-08" missiles on the Dongchang-ri launch site in North Pyongan Province on Monday, according to multiple government sources.
