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South Korea Tests New Ballistic Missile

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South Korea Tests New Ballistic Missile

The new missile can allegedly hit all of North Korea.

Yesterday, South Korea successfully test fired a ballistic missile capable of hitting targets anywhere in North Korea.

The launch, which took place at a missile base in Taean on the country’s western coast, was watched by South Korean President Park Geun-hye. “The test demonstrated improved ballistic missile capability that can strike all parts of North Korea swiftly, and with precision, in the event of armed aggression or provocation,” the Blue House said in a statement according to Reuters.

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