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North Korea ‘conducts high-thrust engine test’

North Korea’s state media says its military has tested a new high-performance rocket engine.

Leader Kim Jong Un declared the test “a new birth” for the North’s rocket industry, state news agency KCNA said.

He said the engine would help North Korea achieve world-class satellite launch capability, it added.

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North Korea’s state media says its military has tested a new high-performance rocket engine.

Leader Kim Jong Un declared the test “a new birth” for the North’s rocket industry, state news agency KCNA said.

He said the engine would help North Korea achieve world-class satellite launch capability, it added.

The development, not confirmed elsewhere, comes as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits China – Pyongyang’s main ally.

 

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