North Korea tests 'super-large warhead': state media

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52% : This picture taken on April 19, 2024 and released from North Korea's official KCNA on April 20 shows a test launch of 'Pyoljji-1-2' new-type anti-aircraft missilesNorth Korea has tested a "super-large warhead" designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media said Saturday, the most recent test since UN sanctions monitoring against the nuclear-armed nation was upended last month by Russia.
51% : Last year, the North conducted a record number of missile tests in defiance of UN sanctions in place since 2006 and despite warnings from Washington and Seoul.
43% : The announcement comes after Russia in March used its United Nations Security Council veto to effectively end UN monitoring of violations of the raft of sanctions on Kim Jong Un's government for its nuclear and weapons programme.
41% : The largely isolated country has recently bolstered military ties with Moscow, and this month it thanked Russia for its veto blocking the renewal of a panel of UN experts that monitored international sanctions against it.
40% : Analysts have warned that North Korea could be testing cruise missiles ahead of sending them to Russia for use in Ukraine, with Washington and Seoul claiming Kim has shipped weapons to Moscow, despite UN sanctions banning any such moves.
35% : Unlike their ballistic counterparts, the testing of cruise missiles is not banned under current UN sanctions on North Korea.

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