Kim Jong Un said that the weapons system tested was one that his father, Kim Jong Il, was especially interested during his lifetime and led the development of personally.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the testing of a newly developed tactical weapon, calling it « another display of our rapidly-growing defense capabilities to the whole region, » North Korean state media said on Friday.
It was the first mention by state media of a new development in North Korea’s weapons program in months.
« This result today is a justification of the party’s policy focused on defense science and technology, another display of our rapidly-growing defense capabilities to the whole region, and a groundbreaking change in strengthening our military’s combat capabilities, » Kim said.
KCNA said the test was successful.
Kim said that the weapons system tested was one that his father, Kim Jong Il, was especially interested during his lifetime and led the development of personally.
This is Kim’s first field visit to a testing site since his unprecedented summit with U. S. President Donald Trump in June, when the two leaders agreed to work toward denuclearization and peace on the Korean peninsula, and to establish new relations between the United States and North Korea.
