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December 23, 2024

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North Korea’s “Songun Iskander” test: what observers might have missed

Both the U.S. and South Korea must own up to the threat the DPRK's new missiles pose

North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile and two types of rockets on two occasions earlier this month.

This has garnered a lot of coverage, but the true significance of the missile being tested as it concerns the Korean peninsula has not been fully discussed.

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