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Wall Street Journal: North Korea Launches Suspected Ballistic Missile Off Its East Coast →
But with global attention diverted to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, North Korea might see this time as a chance to test weapons without as much risk of punishment, said Jean H. Lee, a senior fellow at the Korea program at the Wilson Center, a think tank in Washington.
“Regardless, I think Kim has his own timeline and goals for new weapons in 2022,” Ms. Lee said. “He wants to have new weapons to unveil this spring. Tests get him closer to perfecting the technology.”
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Before Squid Game, BTS, and Parasite, South Korea dazzled the world in a different field… figure skating. All thanks to their queen of the ice, Yuna Kim. On February 25, 2010 she set a new world record at the Winter Olympics. But Yuna’s path to the Olympics was bigger than her — and charts the history of a nation emerging into a new chapter.
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