(3rd LD) N. Korea reports test-firing of 'tactical' ballistic missile to improve weapons systems
Yonhap News's headline. Reported by Yonhap News, The Korea Herald, The Korea Times.
What the sources say, in brief
According to Yonhap News, North Korea has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile to improve a key component of its weapons systems, reporting the test as a success. The Korea Herald and The Korea Times, citing state media, said the report was broadcast on Tuesday and came a day after South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected multiple ballistic missile launches. The sources supplied are excerpts only, so further details on the missile's range, location and the nature of the upgrade are not available from them. The story is developing.
Key points
- Yonhap News reported North Korea test-fired a tactical ballistic missile to improve its weapons systems.
- The Korea Herald said North Korea called the test a "big success" in state media reports.
- The Korea Times said the state media report came a day after South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected multiple launches.
What we know
- North Korea has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile, according to Yonhap News.
- North Korea's state media called the test a "big success", the Korea Herald and Korea Times reported.
- The state media report was published on Tuesday, according to the Korea Herald and Korea Times.
- South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected multiple ballistic missiles launched a day before the report, according to the Korea Herald and Korea Times.
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(3rd LD) N. Korea reports test-firing of 'tactical' ballistic missile to improve weapons systems. According to Yonhap News, North Korea has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile to improve a key component of its weapons systems, reporting the test as a success. The Korea Herald and The Korea Times, citing state media, said the report was broadcast on Tuesday and came a day after South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected multiple ballistic missile launches. The sources supplied are excerpts only, so further details on the missile's range, location and the nature of the upgrade are not available from them. The story is developing. Covered by 3 publications. Yonhap News: (3rd LD) N. Korea reports test-firing of 'tactical' ballistic missile to improve weapons systems. The Korea Herald: N. Korea reports test-firing of 'tactical' ballistic missile to improve weapons systems. The Korea Times: N. Korea reports test-firing of 'tactical' ballistic missile to improve weapons systems.
Who is covering it
- Yonhap News South Korea (3rd LD) N. Korea reports test-firing of 'tactical' ballistic missile to improve weapons systems SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has test-fired a tactical ballistic missi... 13 Oct · Tier 2
- The Korea Herald South Korea N. Korea reports test-firing of 'tactical' ballistic missile to improve weapons systems North Korea has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile to upgrade a key component of its weapons systems, which it called a "big success," the country's state media reported Tuesday. The report came a day after South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) detected multiple ballistic missiles launched 13 Oct · Tier 3
- The Korea Times South Korea N. Korea reports test-firing of 'tactical' ballistic missile to improve weapons systems North Korea has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile to upgrade a key component of its weapons systems, which it called a "big success," the country's state media reported Tuesday. The report came a day after South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) detected multiple ballistic missiles launched 13 Oct · Tier 3
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