North Korea's burgeoning new missile technologies have been the center of international focus in recent years, as the DPRK has conducted an unprecedented number of weapons tests and revealed new capabilities to strike targets ranging from South Korea to the continental U.S.
But Pyongyang also retains a cache of hundreds of older missiles, and experts say even these “ancient” weapons could play a role in any future conflict on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea's burgeoning new missile technologies have been the center of international focus in recent years, as the DPRK has conducted an unprecedented number of weapons tests and revealed new capabilities to strike targets ranging from South Korea to the continental U.S.
But Pyongyang also retains a cache of hundreds of older missiles, and experts say even these “ancient” weapons could play a role in any future conflict on the Korean Peninsula.
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