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Kim Jong Un crows after successful missile launch – as North Korean rocket washes up on Japanese beach four months later

North Korean leader hails victory as he launches 200-day speed campaign to boost economy

KIM JONG-UN has claimed that North Korea now has the military power to hit the US after his missile launch proved to be a success.

Yesterday’s missile test saw North Korea shoot two rockets into the air, but only one was successful.

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A delighted Kim Jong-Un celebrated the successful launch of a North Korean missileCredit: Getty Images

A jubilant Kim Jong-Un declared: "We have the sure capability to attack in an overall and practical way the Americans in the Pacific operation theatre," according to North Korea’s KCNA news agency.

The successful rocket was fired in the direction of Japan, reaching a high altitude before falling into the sea.

The Musudan missile travelled 250 miles and Japan and South Korea recorded it reaching a height of 620 miles.

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North Korea now says that their missiles can reach the USCredit: KCNA
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North Koreans watched the rocket launch with bated breathCredit: AP:Associated Press

Experts said it appeared North Korea had deliberately raised the angle of the launch to avoid hitting any territory of Japan.

The huge rocket is designed to have a range of 1,860 miles, which could leave the US, Japan and the US territory of Guam at the mercy of Kim Jong-Un.

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It is the first missile that North Korea have successfully launched, after five failuresCredit: AP:Associated Press

At the request of the US and Japan, the UN Security Council met following the successful launch to discuss the escalating situation.

Alexis Lamek, Deputy UN Ambassador of France said: "All expressed a strong concern as well as their opposition (to) these launches.

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The delighted leader could now hit both the US and Japan if his missiles continue to workCredit: Getty Images

UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon described the missile launch as a “brazen and irresponsible act”.

Up until now, North Korea has failed to launch five missiles.

According to South Korean media, the North has as many as 30 Musudan missiles.

North Korean rocket washes up on Japanese beach

Japanese authorities are investigating an alleged North Korean rocket nose cone which washed up on a beach today.

The missile part was discovered on a Japanese shore and is thought to have come from a long-range, three-stage rocket fired by North Korea in February.

The missile in question soared over Japan’s southwest Okinawa island chain on February 7.

A Japanese Ministry of Defence official said: "We will analyze the materials and the level of technology used."

According to Pyongyang, the February missile put a satellite into orbit around the Earth.

The news comes as Kim Jong-Un launched a 200-day “speed campaign” to rebuild the shaky North Korean economy.

The dictator has increased factory quotas, but hasn’t increased staff levels, in the hope that the country will become strong again.

In a North Korean shoe factory, workers told Associated Press journalists that the 220 employees now needed to make 700 shoes a day.

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The launch comes as Kim Jong-Un revealed a new 200-day initiative to kick start the North Korean economyCredit: AP:Associated Press
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Factories have been given higher quotas to fulfil, but have not been assigned any more staffCredit: AP:Associated Press

Manager Chang Sun Ho said: "If you look out the window, you won't see anyone just walking around.

“Everyone is working.”

According to manager Chang, his factory met their yearly quota in June.

When Kim Jong-Un visited the factory in November, he demanded that the shoes be “world class”.

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The North Korean leader visited a shoe factory in the country in NovemberCredit: AP:Associated Press
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The 220 factory employees must work together to make 700 shoes a dayCredit: AP:Associated Press

Chang said: "The marshal (Kim Jong-Un) has said he has adopted this factory as if it were his own. So it is like we are working for our father. That's all the motivation we need."

Factory workers are split into small groups and output is measured on large graphs.

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Workers are split into small groups to help build morale and boot outputCredit: AP:Associated Press
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The manager said that he pairs less motivated people with productive workers to make sure quotas are metCredit: AP:Associated Press

Chang explained that if a worker isn’t pulling their weight, they will be paired up with a more productive employee to motivate them.

The speed campaign is the second of its kind this year.

The drive has been named the “Mallima” campaign after a famous winged horse that could fly at high speeds.


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