Pyongyang likely to conduct new intercontinental ballistic missile

SANAA, March 14 (YPA) – South Korea and the United States have detected signs that North Korea is preparing to conduct another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system test as early as this week, informed sources here said Monday.

Such indications emerged after Seoul and Washington accused Pyongyang on Friday of having tested a new ICBM system on Feb. 27 and March 5 ahead of a full-range ICBM test.

The North has characterized the two launches as “reconnaissance satellite” development tests. South Korean and US officials believe they involved the Hwasong-17 ICBM unveiled during a military parade in October 2020.

“Though we can’t say definitively when a missile will be launched, we have been keeping close tabs on the possibility,” a government source told Yonhap News Agency on condition of anonymity.

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