N. Korea to continue missile tests for upgraded version: expert

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is expected to continue short-range
missile tests with the aim of developing an advanced KN-06 missile, according to
a U.S. expert.

Bruce Bennett, a senior researcher at the RAND Corp., said that the North's
launch of five KN-02 missiles on Oct. 12 was part of efforts to develop a more
advanced KN-06 missile, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported Saturday
The KN-02, an upgraded version of the Russian SS-21, is known to have a range of
up to 120 kilometers.
Bennett said the North will continue such missile tests in order to develop a
longer-range KN-06.
RFA, a Washington-based radio station, reported earlier that the North's latest
missile test was a failure, citing sources privy to North Korea.
None of the five missiles fired hit their intended targets in the East Sea and
one of them misfired while two others fell into the water shortly after
blast-off, the sources were quoted as saying.