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North Korea tensions

North Korea boasts ballistic missile can carry super-large warhead

Pyongyang says its test flight succeeded in carrying a 4.5-ton simulated weapon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chairs a key meeting of the country's ruling party in Pyongyang on June 28 in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency.   © Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea said it successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile on Monday capable of carrying a 4.5-ton super-large warhead, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday.

A day earlier, South Korea reported the launch of two ballistic missiles by North Korea and said the second likely failed soon after launch, blowing up in flight over land.

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