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November 13, 2012

N.Korea carries out tests for missiles: think tank
Washington (AFP) Nov 12, 2012
North Korea has conducted motor tests to improve its long-range missiles after a failed launch in April, a US think tank said Monday after reviewing new satellite images. Since the embarrassing flop in April, the communist regime appears to have carried out at least two tests of large motors needed for rockets and worked on a launch platform, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said. The institute examined commercial images of the Sohae satellite launch station between April and S ... read more

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