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December 25, 2024

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N. Korea conducts failed SLBM launch

Failed launch part of development process, unlikely to derail inter-Korean talks

North Korea made a failed attempt to launch a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) Saturday afternoon, a South Korean government source said.

"The North appears to have failed the launch," said the anonymous South Korean government official according to Yonhap and KBS.

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