North Korea Tests New Air-Defence Missile System
On Wednesday, North Korea carried out a test firing of a newly designed air-defence missile system. The report describes the system as new, so it is a step in the country's weapons work. The input gives no details on its range or how other countries reacted.
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Context: North Korea is under international sanctions over its nuclear and missile programmes and tests weapons regularly, which keeps the region on alert. Air-defence systems are designed to shoot down incoming missiles and aircraft, so neighbours such as South Korea and Japan watch such tests closely.
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