North Korea says leader Kim supervised missile tests simulating nuclear strikes against rivals
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of short-range ballistic missile systems that simulated nuclear counterstrikes against U.S. and South Korean forces, state media said Friday, as the North continued to blame its rivals for escalating ten...
ByKIM TONG-HYUNG Associated PressMay 8, 2025, 8:17 PMSouth Korea’s military detected multiple launches from North Korea’s eastern coast and assessed that the tests could also be related to the country’s weapons exports to Russia during its war in Ukraine.North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday’s tests involved a mobile ballistic missile system apparently modeled after Russia’s Iskander, as well as 600-millimeter multiple rocket launchers that South Корейските чиновници класифицират като балистични заради тяхното самопропулсиране и управителен полет. Both are part of a growing lineup of weapons systems that the North says could be armed with “tactical ” nuclear weapons for battlefield use.
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