North Korea says it tests new combat weapon system, KCNA reports
Kim said the test showed advanced defense technology and rapid weapons development, while South Korea reported two short-range missiles were launched.
- On Sunday, North Korea's missile bureau conducted a test of a "new-type weapon" system overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday.
- Pyongyang aimed the test to strengthen war readiness and modernize its armed forces, with Kim describing the launch as an "undoubtedly a striking demonstration of ultra-modern defense technology" of great significance to the state.
- South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected two missiles launching three hours apart from the Wonsan area, with the projectiles flying about 450 and 600 kilometers toward the sea.
- Seoul condemned the launches as violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions, while Japan lodged a "stern protest," calling the activity a threat to regional peace and security.
- Kim warned the advances would deliver an "incurable headache and a very cruel and unavoidable blow" to adversaries, rhetoric that follows Pyongyang's rejection last week of International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions demanding a halt to nuclear activities.
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North Korea has introduced a new weapon. Pictures appear to show a rocket with a particularly fast hypersonic head. South Korea, however, doubts about the technical information from Pyongyang.
Kim Jong Un has claimed that it will become “an incurable headache” for Pyonyang’s “enemies.”
North Korea said today that its latest missile tests included a new weapons system of "major significance" as photos of the launch show a hypersonic weapon.
North Korea reports new missile test designed to give enemy 'incurable headache'
Kim said the test demonstrated a significant development in the country's armed forces' ability to fight, and "the enemy will know better what such progress means without any explanation."
North Korea continues to demonstrate the capabilities of its PCA. On 20 September, the Democratic People ' s Republic of Korea ' s Directorate General of Missile Construction conducted successful tests of advanced weapons, which are crucial to the development of deterrence systems technology.
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