April 25, 2024
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North Korea conducts successful ICBM engine test – KCNA

Kim Jong Un claims ability to launch nuclear strike against United States mainland

North Korea conducted a ground test of an engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), North Korea’s state run Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday.

According to the KCNA, North Korea conducted a successful “ground jet test of a new type high-power engine of inter-continental ballistic rocket” under the guidance of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un at Sohae Space Center in North Phyongan Province, on the country’s west coast.

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