The Growing Asian Nuclear Horns (Revelation 8)

Intensified Missile Tests By N Korea, China, India and Pakistan in 2016

Vishwanath Patil and Manoj
G02:24 PM, January 28, 17

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North Korea, India and Pakistan launched a total of about 37, some capable of carrying nuclear weapons in 2016 making it one the busiest years for medium-to-long-range missile tests in recent memory.

North Korea reportedly carried out about 25 medium to long range missile test launches of which just one was claimed as a success by Pyongyang. India carried out seven while Pakistan launched four, and China launched one.

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North Korea started 2016 with conducting its fourth nuclear weapons test on January 6. Pyongyang announced it as a success with the detonation of a miniaturized hydrogen bomb.

On February 7, North fired a long-range rocket. It claimed that the rocket was carrying a satellite which was viewed as a front for testing an intercontinental ballistic missile by US, Japan and South Korea.

Pyongyang tested a Musudan, an intermediate-range ballistic missile on April 15, a month after the UN imposed a ban on North Korea to carry out nuclear tests and against usage of ballistic missile technology under Resolution 2270.

North Korea also fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on April 23. The missile blew up minutes after the launch. This was the second SLBM tested by North Korea. The first one was attempted in 2015.

Later, in the same week, on April 28, Pyongyang tested two more Musadan missiles. On May 30, North Korea carried out another Musadan launch. All of these failed.

North Korea posted success of Musadan ICBM on June 21, after it tested two more Musadan missiles. One of them was partially successful, it claimed.

A submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was tested on July 9 which exploded after flying for 6 miles.