Cheong Seong-chang, a senior researcher at the private Sejong Institute, said in a text message that Pyongyang is forecast to test-launch a long-range rocket as early as this month before a new US administration is launched on Jan. 20 in consideration of Kim's New Year's message.
The DPRK leader said his country's preparation to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic rocket had entered a final stage, citing the recent successful ejection test on the ground of a rocket engine to carry a new type of stationary satellite.
Kim's message, the South Korean expert said, indicated Pyongyang's plan to test-fire long-range rockets multiple times in 2017 to complete its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) technology before a presidential election in South Korea is held later this year.
[Xinhua/China]
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