U.S. media outlets pay close attention to N. Korea's announcement of 'very important test'

美언론, 北 '중대시험'에 ICBM 등 추가 도발 가능성 촉각

In response to North Korea's announcement over the weekend of a "very important test" at its satellite launching site,... major American media outlets are speculating that the development could be a sign that further provocations are in the pipeline.
Kim Hyo-sun has more.
Major U.S. media outlets are paying close attention to the developments made in North Korea after the regime announced on Sunday that it had conducted a "very important test" at its missile-engine and satellite-launch site.
Citing experts, the New York Times reported Sunday that Pyeongyang had most likely tested a new type of engine for long-range ballistic missiles.
It added such an announcement is another sign of the regime escalating pressure on Washington to make further concessions before the end of December, a deadline for nuclear talks that has been set by its leader Kim Jong-un.
The Washington Post stated that such a move is a threat to give the U.S. an unwelcome Christmas gift.
It also pointed out that such tests pave the way for the regime to launch a satellite or an intercontinental ballistic missile around the end of the year.
Earlier this month, the North's vice minister of foreign affairs, Ri Thae-song, said it was up to Washington what Christmas gift it gets from the regime.
The Washington Post also explained that the latest announcement is just another sign of the deteriorating relations between the North and U.S. after their second summit in Hanoi ended with no agreement in February.
The article cited Jeffrey Lewis, Director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, as saying what the regime tested over the weekend could've been an improved Hwasong-15 or a solid-propellant ICBM.
Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.

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