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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country launched the KN-11 ballistic missile from a submarine in Sea of Japan
A
Japan
B
North Korea
C
China
D
South Korea
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Pukguksong-1 or Pukkŭksŏng-1, Bukgeukseong-1 (Hangul: 1, Hanja: 1, literally Polaris-1), alternatively KN-11 in intelligence communities outside North Korea, is a North Korean, two-stage submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that was successfully flight tested on 24 August 2016.

Detailed explanation-2: -India is now the sixth country, alongside China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States to have nuclear-powered submarines armed with ballistic missiles, the Times of India reported on Friday.

Detailed explanation-3: -North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan, the latest launches in a year that has seen an unprecedented barrage of missile tests by an increasingly belligerent Pyongyang.

Detailed explanation-4: -Trident II D5 is one of the most advanced long-range submarine-launched nuclear missiles, and is the primary U.S. sea-based nuclear ballistic missile.

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