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Footage has emerged of North Korea launching a ballistic missile from a submarine - as the country's leader Kim Jong-un watches on.

The video, published by the People's Daily, China, shows the weapon emerging from beneath the waves and hurtling into the sky with flames spewing forth.

As the projectile hurtles skywards, the camera pans to the deck of a nearby ship, where despot Kim can be seen.

Wearing a black coat and hat, the portly tyrant can be seen grinning at the success of the test.

(Image: Twitter/@PDChina)

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