The three-year anniversary of North Korea’s largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test came and went on Sunday without a peep from DPRK state media, breaking a broader 2020 trend of openly commemorating the country’s landmark nuclear weapons developments.
Experts say that state media’s silence over the Nov. 29, 2017 Hwasong-15 ICBM launch is a potential sign that Pyongyang is demuring as it keeps a watchful eye on President-elect Joe Biden.
The three-year anniversary of North Korea’s largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test came and went on Sunday without a peep from DPRK state media, breaking a broader 2020 trend of openly commemorating the country’s landmark nuclear weapons developments.
Experts say that state media’s silence over the Nov. 29, 2017 Hwasong-15 ICBM launch is a potential sign that Pyongyang is demuring as it keeps a watchful eye on President-elect Joe Biden.
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