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South Korea’s military chief says Russian tech possibly went into North Korea’s new missile

By Thomson Reuters Oct 13, 2025 | 10:13 PM

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday that Russian technology possibly went into North Korea’s new intercontinental ballistic missile.

Nuclear-armed North Korea displayed its most advanced Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile in a military parade last week.

The chairman was answering a lawmaker’s question during a parliament hearing.

(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Himani Sarkar)