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| North Korea's Bukkeukseong-1 (Polaris-1) |
North Korea may be able to develop a submarine-based ballistic missile within a year, which would significantly increase the threat Pyongyang poses, a US expert said Wednesday.
The North Koreans "will attempt or succeed in a full-range test some time in the next 12 months," Joseph Bermudez of Johns Hopkins University's US-Korea Institute in Washington said.
Pyongyang may also develop a submarine missile launcher capable of firing eight to 12 rockets by 2020, he added.
North Korea has carried out a series of submarine-launched missile (SLBM) tests since 2014.
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