What is behind North Korea’s flurry of missile tests?
Kim Jong Un fired more rockets in January than any month on record
OBTAINING INFORMATION on what is going on in North Korea has been even harder than usual over the past couple of years. Kim Jong Un, the country’s dictator, enforced the world’s strictest border closures in response to covid-19 (North Korea claims to have succeeded in keeping out the virus). But there is one area in which the world has been able to glean a surprising amount of insight: the development of Mr Kim’s arsenal of missiles.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “New year fireworks”
Asia February 5th 2022
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- What is behind North Korea’s flurry of missile tests?
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- Myanmar’s generals have a dubious role model in Thailand
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