Kim Jong one supervises a rocket test. The Korean leader requires total preparation of nuclear forces
North Korea has performed a new missile test, under the leadership of leader Kim Jong Un, which emphasized the importance of maintaining a high preparation state of nuclear forces, against the background of the region.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong supervised a test with a short-range ballistic missile and long-range artillery, according to the North Korean state press, quoted by Reuters. The test also included checking the reliability of the North Korean system of “nuclear trigger ”.
Kcna's news agency said that the exercise was designed to “ensures a fast response posture ” in a sensitive regional military climate. At the same time, multiple 600 mm missile launchers and HWASong-11 tactical ballistic missile were tested.
Hwasong-11, internationally known as KN-23, is a short-range ballistic missile. Ukrainian and Western officials claim that this type of rocket has been delivered to Russia and used by the Russian army against Ukraine.
Prior to the actual launches, there was an inspection of the nuclear defense system named by the North Korean authorities “Nuclear trigger ”Kcna said.
“Kim Jong One said it is very important to constantly improve the normal training of nuclear force to discourage war and fight against war.”said the agency.
In addition, the North Korean leader insisted on the need for continuous modernization of the armament: “He said that the RPDC should continue to correct their efforts to constantly improve the ability to hit long -range and efficiency of the armament systems.”
The South Korean army and a military analyst said that Thursday launches seem to have had the purpose of testing the performance of an existing arsenal of short-range rockets, possibly in order to modernize them for export.
