March 29, 2024
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North Korea conducts longest-range missile tests since 2012 space launch

Longest-range missile tests since December 2012

North Korea tested two Rodong-type missiles off its east coast early Wednesday morning, South Korea's defense ministry told Yonhap news.

The missiles, which were said to have travelled some 650km, are the longest-range ballistic weapons to have been tested by the DPRK since its successful December 2012 Unha 3 rocket test.

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