N Korea confirms missile test designed for sub launch
Seoul, October 20
North Korea announced on Wednesday that it had tested a newly developed missile designed to be launched from a submarine, the first such weapon test in two years.
The test on Tuesday was the fifth round of missile launch since September and came as North Korea steps up pressure on Washington and Seoul to abandon what Pyongyang sees as hostile polices such as joint US-South Korea military drills and international sanctions on the North.
North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency said the latest test “will greatly contribute to putting the defense technology of the country on a high level and to enhance the underwater operational capability of our navy”. It said the new missile has introduced advanced control guidance technologies, including flank mobility and gliding skip mobility. AP
