The missile allegedly hit a target 1,500 kilometers away.
September 12, 2021, 9:35 PM
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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleNorth Korean officials announced they test-fired a long-range missile Sunday.
The missile allegedly hit a target 1,500 kilometers away, officials said on North Korea's state-run media.
The officials claimed the test was successful, and said the missile was "a strategic weapon of great significance," to North Korea's defense plans.
People watch a TV screen showing a file image of a North Korean missile in a military parade during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to produce weapons fuels, the U.N. atomic agency said, as the North openly threatens to enlarge its nuclear arsenal amid long-dormant nuclear diplomacy with the United States. Korean letters read: "The reactor produces plutonium." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korean officials have not yet commented on the test launch.
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