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So then they didn't do it, and the North even if modifying pre-existing designs still had to successfully pull that off which they did.
Yeah, definitely for civilian uses, not like its the core technology for ICBM capability and most certainly not SK flexing on North Korea after the recent string of hostile launches. After all, there's no reason to do this at night when all neighboring countries can see its fuel residue, right? Right? >

Except the North actually lofted a satellite into orbit over a decade ago and the recent attempt to do the same by the South suffered a crippling malfunction iirc.
Somebody got triggered lol >

The south successfully launched their first satellite in 1992, the north in 2012, 2 decades later.
What are you talking about? >

Not with their own rocket >

So? They used the benefit of having western allies.
And north koreas Unha rockets are not very indigenous either, since they are based on soviet Scud missiles.