Will Kim Jong-un welcome Joe Biden with a missile test?
The North Korean leader has paraded a new submarine-launched ballistic missile, which he may want to use as leverage over US sanctions
16 January 2021 - 08:34
Jongno-gu — Kim Jong-un has rolled out a lot of new missiles in recent months, including at least one more this week. The next step is for him to fire them into the air to get US president-elect Joe Biden’s attention.
The North Korean leader paraded a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) through central Pyongyang on Thursday as part of a military pageant to mark the completion of more than a week of ruling party meetings. The Pukguksong-5 — the largest in a growing line of solid-fueled nuclear missiles — moves Kim closer to opening a maritime front in his strategic struggle with the US...
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