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Today (15th), when North Korea fired a ballistic missile, our military conducted a missile test in the West Sea.

The test launch of a ballistic missile launched from a submarine, or SLBM, has been successfully carried out.

President Moon Jae-in emphasized deterrence against North Korean provocations while discussing North Korea's missile launch today.



Next, reporter Kwon Ran.



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self-developed SLBM submarine ballistic missile soars above the waters off the coast of Taean, South Chungcheong Province.



The test-firing of an SLBM launched from the Dosan Anchangho, the first 3,000-ton submarine in the Korean Navy, has been successfully carried out.



The missile flew over the planned range and hit the target precisely.



It is the eighth successful test launch in the world after the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France, India and North Korea.



SLBMs are rated as a 'game changer' on the battlefield because of their ability to secretly fire deep in the oceans of other countries and the unique destructive power of ballistic missiles.



President Moon Jae-in, who observed the test launch, emphasized deterrence while discussing North Korea's provocations today.




[Moon Jae-President today, North Korea was a provocation to launch a ballistic missile, I think that we SLBM can be a very effective deterrent against those of North Korea asymmetric power.]



The SLBM forces through several more test launches Forward We plan to put it into practice.



The military also announced that it has succeeded in developing a supersonic cruise missile that has an overwhelmingly faster speed than before.



Just two days after North Korea announced the test-fire of a new long-range cruise missile on the 13th, the military expected "it will become a core force that can more effectively respond to forces approaching our territorial waters."



(Video coverage: Jo Jung-young, Lee Yong-han, video editing: Choi Jin-hwa) 



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