As North Korea gears up for potential nuclear test, missiles get little domestic fanfare

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SEOUL: North Korean state media has kept quiet about a recent flurry of missile tests amid an unprecedented coronavirus wave - perhaps to avoid overshadowing a potential nuclear test, analysts say.

The rare near-simultaneous launch of multiple types of missiles came amid the country's first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak, which UN agencies say might bring a devastating crisis for its 25 million people.

The recent tests have not always been successful. South Korea said the second of the three missiles fired on Wednesday, believed to be a KN-23 short-range ballistic missile failed mid-flight. He also said there are signs that North Korea may have conducted multiple experiments with a detonation device in preparation for what would be its first nuclear test since 2017, though the test was unlikely to occur in the coming days."North Korea's nuclear programmes continue to be evolving," Kim told reporters on Wednesday."The progress might not show a vertical ascent, but you have to constantly make checks and improvements.

 

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