North Korean media coverage of the test of a “new-type” submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Thursday surprised some in becoming the first such exercise this year at which the country’s leader Kim Jong Un did not appear.
Early-morning coverage in the party-run newspaper the Rodong Sinmun carried images of the Wednesday launch, including two which depicted several officials at the familiar observation deck where Kim is usually seen.
North Korean media coverage of the test of a “new-type” submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Thursday surprised some in becoming the first such exercise this year at which the country’s leader Kim Jong Un did not appear.
Early-morning coverage in the party-run newspaper the Rodong Sinmun carried images of the Wednesday launch, including two which depicted several officials at the familiar observation deck where Kim is usually seen.
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