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North Korea carried out failed SLBM engine test in September: Asahi Shimbun North Korea is believed to have carried out another test of a ballistic missile engine last month which failed and exploded during testing. That's according to Japanese newspaper, Asahi Shimbun, on Saturday, which adds that South Korean and U.S. officials believe it was an engine for a submarine-launched ballistic missile, or SLBM, possibly the Pukguksong-3. The failed test is said to have taken place at the eastern port city of Sinpo, home to a shipyard that makes the regime's submarines. The explosion may have injured or even possibly...

North Korea discloses diagrams of new missiles Pukguksong-3, Hwasong-13 By Elizabeth Shim Contact the Author | Aug. 23, 2017 at 1:19 PM Aug. 23 (UPI) -- North Korea may be dropping hints about future missiles through its latest photographs of Kim Jong Un published in state media. Pyongyang's Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun ran an image of the North Korean leader on Wednesday, showing Kim in a room that included what appeared to be missile parts, and a poster that read, "Pukguksong-3," a yet untested projectile. North Korea launched the Pukguksong-2 on Feb. 12, and displayed a new missile during...