The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Monday that it’s unlikely that North Korea has developed the technology for atmospheric missile re-entry and that additional verification is required before Seoul can confirm DPRK state media’s claims about its Sunday missile test.
North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Monday that the country had successfully test-fired a “ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket” – named the Hwasong-12 – on Sunday.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Monday that it’s unlikely that North Korea has developed the technology for atmospheric missile re-entry and that additional verification is required before Seoul can confirm DPRK state media’s claims about its Sunday missile test.
North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Monday that the country had successfully test-fired a “ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket” – named the Hwasong-12 – on Sunday.
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