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North Korean Weapons Tests Sharpen Abilities to Fend Off a U.S.-Led Attack

Mild U.S. reaction has created a diplomatic buffer, military experts say, for the North to hone weapons that would typically draw blowback from the U.N.


Talks between raised hopes that Kim Jong Un will stop developing or even surrender his nuclear But experts point satellite images say show ramping up production arsenal past Photo composite: Sharon Shi


By Dasl Yoon and Andrew Jeong
Updated Aug. 1, 2019 4:33 pm ET


SEOUL—North Korea’s recent weapons tests are widely seen as a means to pressure the U.S. into offering concessions when talks resume, including easing economic sanctions and relaxing demands that Pyongyang relinquish its nuclear weapons.

But the test launches—five since April, including one on Wednesday—also offer practical benefits for the North: Pyongyang can keep advancing its weapons program, while leader Kim Jong Un boosts national morale by trumpeting self-reliance.

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