The self-declared nuclear power North Korea says it has successfully tested a new type of tactical guided missile. The development of this weapons system increases the efficiency of the use of “tactical nuclear weapons,” state media reported Sunday, without giving the time of the test or other details. Ruler Kim Jong-un oversaw the test.
The South Korean Armed Forces General Staff confirmed the test and initially spoke of two “projectiles” North Korea fired into the open sea in the east on Saturday evening (local time). They flew about 110 kilometers. Experts suspected that these could be short-range ballistic missiles.
Major concern over nuclear weapons testing
North Korea has tested an unusually large number of increasingly powerful missiles this year. South Korea and the US fear the country could be preparing to test nuclear weapons for the first time since 2017 amid stalled negotiations.
UN resolutions prohibit North Korea from testing ballistic missiles of any range, which, depending on the design, can also carry a nuclear warhead. Ballistic missiles are mostly surface-to-surface missiles, most of which have a guidance system.
In late March, neighboring countries were alarmed by the launch of a North Korean ICBM. ICBMs have a range of more than 5500 kilometers. North Korea Is Subject To Severe International Sanctions Over Its Nuclear Weapons Program
Source: Krone
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