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North Korea missile tests: What does Kim Jong-un want?
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Pyongyang has conducted six missile tests so far this year - but why now, and what do they want?
By Rupert Wingfield-HayesBBC News, Tokyo
Image source, KCNA via Reuters
Image caption, Kim Jong-un spends between a fifth and a quarter of North Korea's GDP on the military
North Korea's renewed f… [+6018 chars]
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