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North Korea likely using Soviet missile engines: Analyst

By Joel Gehrke
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North Korea likely using Soviet missile engines: Analyst

North Korea made an abrupt advance in its nuclear weapons program with the help of Soviet-era missile technology, according to a leading arms control analyst.

“[T]he former Soviet Union [is] the most likely source,” Michael Elleman, senior fellow for missile defense at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, wrote in a new report.

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