SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea carried out “another important test” towards the development of a reconnaissance satellite, state media said yesterday, but analysts warned it was a thinly-veiled ballistic missile launch, just days before South Korea elects a new president.
From hypersonic to medium-range ballistic missiles, Pyongyang test-fired a string of banned weaponry in January and last week launched what it claimed was a component of a “reconnaissance satellite” – although Seoul described it as another ballistic missile.
More details on Monday’s Borneo Bulletin
