测试由领导人金正恩监督,标志着第九次也是最后一次在地面上进行的固体燃料发动机试验,该发动机由碳纤维制造,能够产生1971千牛的推力,比之前的型号更强大。此公告是在金正恩在2019年与美国的核谈判失败后加大测试活动的背景下发布的,彼时特朗普总统的第一任期刚刚开始。
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