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Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung covers U.S., Chinese, and Japanese politics and national security in relation to North Korea. She previously worked at Coda Story covering disinformation and technology with a focus on the East Asia.
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Analysis Why is North Korea keeping silent on its latest missile tests?Experts suggest a range of explanations, including hesitance in Pyongyang to disclose details of its weapons programs
For mysterious reasons, North Korea has kept silent about its last two missile test events conducted on May 4 and 7, not promoting or reporting on them for days. North Korea tested a presumed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from waters off its east coast on Saturday, following a ballistic missile test from the Pyongyang area three days later. In many cases, North Korean state media coverage of missile tests includes multiple high-resolution photos and written reports in both Korean and English. But a full week after the May 4 missile test and several days after the SLBM test, there hasn’t © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |