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REUTERS/ KCNA
He described the missile as "time bomb which
will go off on the backs of our hostile enemies at any time," according
to the KCNA, which reported that the missile was launched from a
submarine far from the mainland.
The announcement of the launch came a day after Pyongyang threatened to open fire without warning on any South Korean naval ships entering the countries' disputed Yellow Sea border off the west coast.
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense was quick to pledge that "if the North provokes, the Republic of Korea will react decisively." Last month, the head of US Northern Command Admiral William Gortney told reporters that North Korea may be capable of putting a nuclear warhead on a long-range missile that could reach the United States.
North Korea declared itself a nuclear power in 2005 and conducted a series of underground nuclear weapon tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013. Pyongyang's nuclear program has triggered multiple protests from the international community.
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