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Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich is an Emmy Award winning journalist with a keen interest in North Korean affairs
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Evergreen Do North Korean missile and nuke tests affect the country’s tourism industry?Tour company insiders reveal North Korea's provocations barely register on the ground North Korea has conducted seven ballistic missile tests so far in 2017, the latest coming last Sunday with the launch of the new Hwasong-12 rocket. It reached an altitude of 2,111.5 kilometers, which John Schilling of 38 North called “a level of performance never before seen from a North Korean missile.” “We will conduct ICBM tests anytime and anywhere in accordance with the decisions made by our central leadership,” Ji Jae Ryong, North Korea's ambassador to China, announced, as KCNA, North Korea’s state-run news agency, declared that the Hwasong-12, which can carry a large nuclear warhead, put the United States within its “sighting range for strike.” © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |