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Seoul says North Korea’s rocket-engine test shows ‘meaningful’ progress

ByReuters, Seoul
Mar 20, 2017 09:51 AM IST

South Korea said on Monday North Korea’s latest rocket-engine test showed “meaningful” advancement in engine function.

South Korea said on Monday North Korea’s latest rocket-engine test showed “meaningful” advancement in engine function.

A man watches a TV news program showing an image, published in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper, of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the country's Sohae launch site, at Seoul Railway station in Seoul, South Korea.(AP Photo)
A man watches a TV news program showing an image, published in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper, of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the country's Sohae launch site, at Seoul Railway station in Seoul, South Korea.(AP Photo)

“Through this test, it is found that engine function has made meaningful progress but further analysis is needed for exact thrust and possible uses,” Lee Jin-woo, deputy spokesperson for the South Korean defence ministry, told a regular briefing.

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North Korea had conducted a test of a new high-thrust engine at its rocket launch station and leader Kim Jong Un said the successful test marked “a new birth” of its rocket industry, the North’s official media reported on Sunday.

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