North Korea's Kim oversees test of powerful new solid-fuel missile engine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observes a ground test of what state-run media said was a high-output solid-fuel engine using carbon fiber composite materials in this picture released Sunday
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North ⁠Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ground test of a solid-fuel rocket engine made with carbon-fiber materials, as well as inspections of special operations forces training and a new main battle tank, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Sunday.KCNA said the new high-thrust solid-fuel ‌engine had ‌a maximum thrust of 2,500 kilonewtons and that ​the ground test formed part of a new five-year defense development plan aimed at upgrading the country’s strategic strike capabilities.Kim was quoted ⁠as saying the test was of major significance for modernizing North Korea’s ⁠strategic forces.

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