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Showing Original Post only (View all)North Korea 'fires missile from submarine' [View all]
Source: BBC
North Korea has fired a submarine-based ballistic missile, South Korea's Yonhap news agency says.
The reported test follows an attempted launch last month that South Korea said failed in its initial flight stage.
North Korea, believed to be developing nuclear weapons, is banned by the UN from any use of ballistic missiles.
The latest launch comes after Pyongyang threatened retaliation for joint US-South Korea military exercises that it sees as a rehearsal for invasion.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/37171608
Remember when people made fun of Bernie when he called out NK as a threat?
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Also see: N. Korea threatens pre-emptive nuke strike over Seoul's military drill
Purveyor
Aug 2016
#2
Yeah that's some scary stuff. I actually think he's more dangerous than his father.
NWCorona
Aug 2016
#5
The Shrub would have too, and was about to do so in '06 hoping to stave off a mid-term 'thumping'.
forest444
Aug 2016
#16
Actually, they had none and their nuclear program was mothballed. But that changed.
tonyt53
Aug 2016
#27
That's a beautiful coastline NK has there, would make a wonderful resort location. To bad their coun
Sunlei
Aug 2016
#32
North Korea's Kim declares sub-launched missile 'greatest success': KCNA
MowCowWhoHow III
Aug 2016
#37