Tuesday, January 12, 2016

North Korea News Roundup -- January 12, 2016



Reuters: North Korea faked sub-launched missile test footage: analysis

Footage of a North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test released by Pyongyang two days after it announced it had conducted the country's fourth nuclear test last week was faked, according to an analysis by a California-based think tank.

In defiance of a UN ban, the isolated country has said it has ballistic missile technology which would allow it to launch a nuclear warhead from a submarine, although experts and analysis of North Korean state media cast doubt on the claim.

North Korean state television aired footage on Friday of the latest test, said to have taken place in December. Unlike a previous SLBM test in May, it had not been announced at the time.

More News On North Korea

North Korea claims its 'hydrogen bomb' can 'wipe out the whole US territory' -- The Telegraph
North Korea threatens to ‘wipe out’ US with hydrogen bombs -- Asia Times/Yonhap News Agency
N. Korea says test no threat, then threatens to wipe out US -- AFP
North Korea Nuclear Test Has Some Locals Fearing More Seismic Activity -- Radio Free Asia
U.S. may send strategic assets, but not warheads, to South Korea -- Reuters
US Navy upgrades missile defence system after N. Korea tests H-bomb -- Business Standard
North Korea wants treaty with US -- Reuters
Exclusive: North Korea reveals alleged U.S. prisoner to CNN in Pyongyang -- CNN
Man Claiming to Be American Tells CNN He’s Detained in North Korea -- NYT
Korean-American detained in North Korea was pastor: defector -- Reuters
Senators plot next steps after North Korea test -- The Hill
US Congress to vote on North Korea sanctions bill after bomb test -- AP
Cut in China's energy supply could 'paralyze' North Korea, analyst says -- UPI
Expert: North Korea uses ‘nuclear escapades’ to ward off potential aggressors -- TASS
The Trouble With The US Bomber Overflight Against North Korea -- Van Jackson, The Diplomat

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