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NKorea starts assembling long-range nuclear missile
Published: June 04, 2009
PANMUNJOM, South Korea (AFP) - North Korea appears to have begun assembling a missile believed capable of striking US soil, a report said Wednesday as tensions rose along the land and sea border with the South.
The communist regime of ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has defied international criticism of its second nuclear test by firing a volley of short-range missiles and threatening to attack the capitalist South.
It is now said to be preparing to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile as well as several medium-range missiles.
The North is believed to have started putting together a long-range missile that may be a modified version of the Taepodong-2, which it fired over Japan in April, South Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo daily reported Wednesday.
Although the missile is being kept under covers, “the length of its propulsion rocket seems to be longer than the last one fired in April although its shape looks similar,” it quoted a government source as saying.
The North said its last long-range rocket launch on April 5 was to put a satellite into orbit.
Analysts believe Kim is trying to bolster his authority so he can put in place a succession plan reportedly involving his third son, 26-year-old Kim Jong-Un.
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