North Korea tests new tactical weapon, Kim Jong-un personally inspects
North Korean state media reported that Pyongyang has just tested a new tactical guided weapon.
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| Chairman Kim Jong-un inspects a flight drill on April 16. Photo released by KCNA on April 17. |
The North Korean state news agency (KCNA) reported on April 18 that the new weapon test took place on April 17. Chairman Kim Jong-un himself came to inspect this test launch.
However, KCNA did not reveal exactly what type of weapon was tested.
According to KCNA, Mr. Kim emphasized that the completion of the development of the above-mentioned weapon system plays a very important role in enhancing the combat capability of the North Korean army. He also highly appreciated the defense research activities of the country's scientists.
"After viewing the power of the new tactical guided weapon, Chairman Kim pointed out that our defense scientists and workers of the munitions industry have made another great achievement in increasing the national defense capabilities," KCNA news agency quoted the report as saying.
The North Korean leader's inspection of the new weapons test came shortly after he set a year-end deadline for resuming nuclear talks with the US. Negotiations between the two sides have been virtually stalled since Kim's second summit with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi in late February.
On April 17, North Korean media reported that Mr. Kim visited an air force unit and watched a flight exercise. This was the first public inspection of military activities by the head of Pyongyang in the past five months.
