North Korea Tests New Solid-Fuel Engine For Its Banned Ballistic Missiles
NDTV
Solid-fuel missiles don't need to be fuelled before launch, making them harder to find and destroy, as well as quicker to use.
North Korea has developed and successfully conducted ground tests of a "new type" of solid-fuel engine for its banned intermediate-range ballistic missiles, state media said Wednesday.
The announcement came as Pyongyang also disclosed a Russian delegation led by Moscow's natural resources minister Alexander Kozlov was visiting Pyongyang to hold talks on cooperation in trade, economy, science and technology.
The two countries' growing military cooperation has been a source of concern for Ukraine and its allies, especially following North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in September.
