The test is another demonstration of North Korea's expanding weapons arsenal, apparently aimed at boosting leverage ahead of possible further nuclear talks with the US
North Korea says leader Kim Jong-un has supervised the test-firing of a "newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher," another demonstration of its expanding weapons arsenal apparently aimed at increasing its leverage ahead of a possible resumption of nuclear talks with the US.
In a photo provided by the North Korean government, leader Kim Jong-un smiles at the test-firing of an unspecified missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea.Kim underscored the need to "continue to step up the development of Korean-style strategic and tactical weapons for resolutely frustrating the ever-mounting military threats and pressure offensive of the hostile forces," according to the KCNA.
Trump downplayed the latest launch, saying "Kim Jong Un has been, you know, pretty straight with me ... He likes testing missiles but we never restricted short-range missiles. We'll see what happens." North Korea has been pushing to develop powerful multiple rocket launch systems, whose projectiles resemble short-range missiles, some experts said. On August 1, North Korea said it tested a large-calibre multiple rocket guided system, a day after South Korea said the North fired two short-range ballistic missiles.
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