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Pyongyang Test-Fires Ballistic Missile Off Peninsula’s East Coast

April 05 2017

North Korea

North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile off the coast of the Korean peninsula, reports CNN.

Wednesday's test from a land base near the submarine base at the eastern coastal city of Sinpo involved a solid-fuel KN-15 missile fired from a mobile launcher, reported the Washington Post.

The medium-range KN-15, designated the Pukguksong-2 by Pyongyang, is a land-based variant of the KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile, according to South Korean officials.

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