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North Korea tests tactical guided missiles
2022-01-18
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] North Korea conducted a test launch of tactical guided missiles. This was reported on January 18 by Reuters, citing the North Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA).

The KCNA statement said that North Korea successfully launched two tactical guided missiles on January 17. They were launched in the western part of North Korea and accurately hit an island target in the East Korean Sea.

Recall that the launch of two ballistic missiles was carried out by the DPRK on January 17 towards the Sea of ​​Japan. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea, the missiles were launched from the area of ​​Sunan International Airport in the vicinity of Pyongyang.

Earlier , REGNUM reported that the UN called on the North Korean authorities to sit down at the negotiating table. It is noted that the DPRK has not had such a frequency of missile launches for a long time. This is the fourth launch of missiles since the beginning of the year.
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Posted by:badanov

#3  An improvememt over hitting the ocean.
Posted by: Bobby   2022-01-18 09:00  

#2  
"Look! It hit those whales! Poor fuckers..."

"That's exactly what we aimed at."

"But..."

"Success! It's a success!"

Posted by: Dron66046   2022-01-18 05:15  

#1  ...and accurately hit an island target in the East Korean Sea.

Who's buying that bullshit?
Posted by: Raj   2022-01-18 00:20  

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