{
  "id": 14826224,
  "title": "North Korea’s cruise missile launches test regional defence as arms race intensifies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/north-koreas-cruise-missile-launches-test-regional-defence-as-arms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T00:02:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3371072/north-koreas-cruise-missile-launches-test-regional-defence-arms-race-intensifies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "North Korea’s apparent use of different launch methods to fire two types of cruise missiles from a tactical nuclear-capable submarine could complicate regional defence, while raising fresh questions about the operational readiness of its growing undersea arsenal, observers have said. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Thursday it had “test-fired two types of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}