Another round of North Korean missile diplomacy

Updated July 6, 2009 11:22:49


North Korea celebrated the Forth of July with its own fireworks show, firing seven missiles into the Sea of Japan at the weekend, in defiance of a UN Security Council resolution.

South Korean intelligence says most of the missiles hit their target area, suggesting Pyongyang has improved the accuracy of its arsenal. The fear is now that North Korea will fire a long-range missile with a theoretical range of six-thousand kilometres.

Presenter: Mark Willacy, North Asia correspondent
Speakers: various shoppers; Jeong Kwang-il is a North Korean defector

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