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North Korea media reports new tactical weapon test
[Mercury] SEOUL ‐ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the testing of a new type of tactical guided weapon on Wednesday, state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Thursday."Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator" It is North Korea’s first public weapons test since the second U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi ended with no agreement in February. KCNA did not describe exactly what the weapon is, including whether it was a missile or another type of weapon, but "tactical" implies a short-range weapon, as opposed to the long-range ballistic missiles that have been seen as a threat to the United States. Nevertheless, the missile has a "peculiar mode of guiding flight" and "a powerful warhead," KCNA said. Kim said "the completion of the development of the weapon system serves as an event of very weighty significance in increasing the combat power" of the North Korean army, according to KCNA. Last year, Kim had also overseen a test of an unidentified "tactical weapon" in November, according to state media, which could protect North Korea like a "steel wall." Last year, Kim had said North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles, because Pyongyang’s nuclear capabilities had been "verified." Related: UK The MAIL - North Korea tests 'powerful' warhead for the first time since Kim Jong Un's historic summit with Trump Posted by: Besoeker 2019-04-18 |
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