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North Korea's Kim Oversees ICBM Engine Test: State Media

This picture taken on September 8, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on September 9, 2023 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (2nd L) inspecting the ground combustion of a high-output solid fuel engine using carbon fiber composites, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Credit: AFP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of a solid-fuel engine used for long range nuclear missiles, state media reported on Tuesday, marking another key step in in a weapons programme Western powers have failed to stop.

State media said it was the ninth and final test of the engine, indicating that a full test-fire of a new intercontinental ballistic missile could be conducted in coming months.

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