North Korea Tests Rocket Engine as U.S. Talks Up Missile Shield
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North Korea said it successfully tested an engine for a new intercontinental ballistic rocket that could be used to carry out nuclear strikes on hostile forces, a day after U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter reiterated plans to deploy a missile defense system in South Korea in the face of Chinese opposition.
The trial was a “big success,” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said, according to a statement carried by state-controlled Korean Central News Agency. South Korea’s defense ministry confirmed the statement and said it is now closely monitoring the situation.