North Korea tests new rocket engine: US officials

‘The United States says North Korea has conducted a fresh rocket engine test, amid heightened tensions with regional and extra-regional countries.
Western media on Monday quoted several US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, as saying that the test took place on Friday night and the engine could possibly be used in an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
North Korea has not commented on the US announcement yet.
The alleged rocket engine test followed a similar test earlier this month. If confirmed, it comes amid Pyongyang’s mounting worries over joint drills between its longtime adversaries South Korea and the US in the region.’
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