North Korea has once again demonstrated its growing military capabilities by conducting a test of a long-range cruise missile, according to state-run Korean Central News Agency. The test comes amid ongoing concerns from South Korea and the United States over the country’s militarization program, with the former launching a missile-capable submarine named Moon Jae-in over the weekend. The missile has been described as a “strategic weapon of great significance,” though there has been no response from the US, which has previously expressed concerns over North Korea’s missile tests. The test followed a failed launch of the Malligyong-1 military spy satellite, on account of issues with the rocket. Reports suggest that both South Korea and Japan issued alerts to their residents, and recovered an object thought to have been part of the North Korean rocket. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the launch, stating that any ballistic missile technologies would be “contrary” to relevant Security Council resolutions.
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