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The test in the Bohai Sea was conducted to "raise the operational capability of the armed forces and effectively respond to threats to national security," the ministry said in a brief statement. The statement did **t say when the launch took place, only that it happened "recently". It did **t give any details about the missile **r the type of platform from which it was launched. The an**uncement came on the day that South Koreans elected left-leaning former human rights lawyer Moon Jae-In in a presidential election held after a scandal led to the impeachment of the country’s previous leader. The test also comes as China, the United States and the Koreas are locked in a complex diplomatic spat over Pyongyang’s missile launches and potential new nuclear tests. The US military has installed an anti-missile defence system in South Korea to counter the **rth Korean threat, but China sees the deployment as a threat to the regional security balance and its own ballistic missile capabilities. أكثر... |
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