North Korea said it has successfully test-fired a newly developed tactical guided weapon, the latest in a spate of launches that come amid stalled nuclear talks with the U.S.
The test, the 13th round of weapons launches by Pyongyang this year, came amid concerns that North Korea may soon conduct a larger provocation like a nuclear test in an effort to expand the country’s weapons arsenal and increase pressure on its rivals amid stalled diplomacy.
Some observers speculated the weapon tested Sunday might be a smaller, lighter version of North Korea’s nuclear-capable KN-23 missile that has a highly maneuverable and lower-trajectory flight aimed at defeating missile defense systems. Others said it could be a new missile that combines the technical characteristics of the KN-23 and another short-range ballistic missile called the KN-24.
Sunday’s KCNA dispatch quoted Kim as presenting unspecified tasks to build up North Korea’s nuclear combat forces and its defense capability after praising what he called successive progress in its efforts to reinforce the country’s war deterrence power.
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