North Korea fires upgraded multiple rocket launcher (PHOTOS)

The test is of “great significance” to strategic deterrence, the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has said

The North Korean military has successfully test-fired an upgraded version of a large-caliber multiple rocket launch system (MLRS), state-run news agency KCNA has announced.

The missiles, equipped with new technology, struck a target 358.5 km (223 miles) off North Korea’s shore, the agency said in a statement on Wednesday.

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