North Korea says it tests new combat weapon system, KCNA reports
KCNA said the test showed rapid progress in weapons technology and said Kim called it a demonstration of advanced defense capability.
- On Sunday, North Korea conducted a weapons test overseen by leader Kim Jong-un, with KCNA reporting Tuesday that the Missile Administration 'successfully tested a new weapon' to demonstrate technological advancements.
- Pyongyang conducted this test after accusing the United States of driving tensions on the Korean Peninsula through military drills, with Kim framing the test as a modernization effort.
- South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported the North fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from Wonsan, which analysts suggest involved a hypersonic glide vehicle.
- Describing the test as an 'unquestionable demonstration of advanced defense technology,' Kim claimed the new weapon would pose a 'very harsh and unavoidable' ordeal for adversaries.
- Foreign ministers from South Korea, Japan, and the United States gathered in New York on Monday at the General Assembly to coordinate strategy on denuclearization and stability for the Korean Peninsula.
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North Korea Tests New Combat Weapon Under Kim Jong Un’s Watch
North Korea said it successfully tested a new combat weapon system under the watch of leader Kim Jong Un. State media described the weapon as part of the country’s efforts to modernise its military and develop advanced defence technology.
Seoul, Sep 22 (EFE).- North Korea said this Tuesday that it successfully tested a new weapons system last Sunday, a day in which Seoul detected the launch of two short-range ballistic missiles, in a trial supervised by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Kim said that the trial was a sample of [...] Entry Pionyang says it tested a new weapons system after Seoul's detected missiles was first published in HolaNews.
The General Directorate of Missiles of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a successful test of new weapons of great importance for the development of weapons systems on 20 September. "Kim Jong Eun, Secretary-General of the Korean Labour Party and Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea State Committee, observed the tests; he said that the test was a demonstration of advanced national defence technologies and…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a "new type" of weapon, as reported on Tuesday by the official press agency, without providing further details (ANSA)
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