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North Korea claims ballistic missile test with ‘superlarge warhead’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defence pact with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang in June [File: KCNA via Reuters]

North Korea has said it successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a 4.5-tonne “superlarge warhead”, state media reported.

The test of the Hwasongpho-11 Da-4.5 missile was conducted to verify its flight stability and hit accuracy at the maximum range of 500km (310 miles) and minimum range of 90km (55 miles), Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Tuesday.

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