North Korea tested a new weapons system under the supervision of leader Kim Jong-unto improve the effectiveness of its “tactical nuclear weapons,” he told the state-run KCNA agency.
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North Korea continues to carry out nuclear tests. Photo: AFP/KCNA via KNS
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The new “tactical guided weapon” is of “great importance in improving the firepower of front-line long-range artillery units and improving the efficiency of operation of tactical nuclear weapons,” the KCNA explained.
- In that sense, the agency indicated that the test had been successful, but did not specify when it took place.
The North Korean leader, gave the military investigation team “Important instructions to increase defensive capabilities and combat nuclear forces,” KCNA noted.
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The observers, as well as those responsible for South Korea and the United States, they also feared a possible nuclear test for this anniversary, which comes in the midst of an intensification of the weapons tests of the regime with atomic capacity.
Three weeks ago, Pyongyang tested intercontinental ballistic missile most powerful in its history, the first time that the regime launched this type of projectile at full range since 2017. With that test, the self-imposed moratorium on long-range and nuclear weapons was ended.
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On Friday, North Korea celebrated the 110th birth anniversary of the national founder and grandfather of the current leader, Kim Il Sung, with a huge march, fireworks and synchronized dancing.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un He oversaw a huge public parade to celebrate the birth of North Korea’s founder, according to state media footage released on Saturday, a celebration that passed without the expected display of military might.
- April 15, known as the Day of the Sun, is an important date in the country’s calendar and celebrates the birth of the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung, grandfather of the current leader, who died in 1994.
