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          N. Korea Tests Anti-Ship, Submarine-Based Ballistic Missiles

   by VOA News

   South Korean military officials say North Korea has test-fired three
   anti-ship cruise missiles into the sea, one day after warning it would
   strike South Korean vessels without notice if they intrude into the
   North's territorial waters.

   Officials in Seoul say the missiles were fired over the span of about
   an hour Saturday from an area near the eastern port city of Wonsan.

   Earlier Saturday, Pyongyang said it has successfully test-fired a
   submarine-based ballistic missile, in what would be an indication of
   the country's advancing military technology.

   North Korea is under U.N. sanctions banning it from developing or using
   ballistic missile technology.

   The official KCNA news agency said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
   attended the testing and personally issued the order to begin the
   test-fire.  Kim said the launching was "an eye-opening success" and
   "highly praised" the scientists and technicians "for having
   successfully perfected the technology" of firing a ballistic missile
   from a submarine underwater.

   The KCNA report did not reveal the exact time, date and location of the
   test or the range of the missile.

   Analysts are divided on just how much progress North Korea has actually
   made with its submarine-based ballistic missile development program,
   citing the country's antiquated stock of submarines.

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