North Korea says it fired a Hwasong-12 missile on Sunday | Abroad

“The firing test was conducted for the purpose of inspecting the long-range ballistic missile Hwasong-12 and verifying the overall accuracy of this weapon system,” KCNA said. The head of the test missile was equipped with a camera that took pictures while in space.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in already expressed fears on Sunday that the neighboring country has put an end to a self-imposed suspension of tests with medium- and long-range missiles, which was put in place several years ago to allow negotiations with the United States. on the nuclear weapons program. The country also stopped nuclear tests.

This is the seventh rocket fire by North Korea this month. The last time was last Thursday. Then the country fired two ballistic missiles, which the Americans and Japan say violated UN Security Council resolutions.

Since 2019, the country has not carried out that many rocket launches in a short period of time. Negotiations between North Korea on the one hand and South Korea and the US on the other have stalled.

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