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North Korea to launch 3 new satellites in 2024, as Kim warns war inevitable

The successful November launch of North Korea's first spy satellite [KCNA via KNS and AFP]

North Korea has said it will launch three more military spy satellites, build military drones and boost its nuclear arsenal in 2024, continuing a military modernisation programme that saw a record number of weapons tests this year.

Pyongyang put a spy satellite into orbit in November at its third attempt and this month, again launched its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is seen as having the range to deliver a nuclear warhead to anywhere in the United States.

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