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North Korea tests guided rockets capable of reaching Seoul

Published 1w ago · Updated 5d ago

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North Korea's latest rocket tests and border weapon deployment plans heighten security concerns in Seoul.

North Korea has tested upgraded guided rockets capable of reaching Seoul, with state media reporting the launches as part of a continued push to modernize the country's military capabilities. The recent actions follow earlier tests of hypersonic weapons systems and a renewed refusal by leadership to enter talks with adversaries. Senior military officials have also called for concentrating the nation's most destructive weaponry along the border.

North Korean state media reported that the upgraded guided rocket launcher system can strike targets one hundred kilometers away.
Supreme leader Kim Jong Un praised the weapon tests as giving adversaries an incurable headache.
Senior military officials called for deploying the country's most destructive weapons along the border.

By the numbers

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Timeline

Sep 21North Korea announced tests of a new combat weapon system.
Sep 22Leader Kim Jong Un hailed the successful test of a new hypersonic missile system.
Sep 23State media confirmed the test of an upgraded rocket launcher system.
Sep 24North Korea reported testing guided rockets capable of reaching Seoul.

Why it matters

Regional tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain high as Pyongyang continues to advance its conventional and strategic missile technologies despite international sanctions.

What outlets agree on

Outlets agree that North Korea has conducted a series of advanced weapons tests, including hypersonic systems and upgraded rocket launchers, championed by leader Kim Jong Un.

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North KoreaDefenceKim Jong UnSeoulNuclear weaponsKCNA

Covered by 6 outlets

83% of the sources are Center

17%83%

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