North Korea said yesterday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles - one designed to carry a "super-large conventional warhead" and the other likely for a nuclear warhead, as he ordered officials to bolster up military capabilities to repel US-led threats.
The North launched the newly built Hwasongpho-11-Da-4.5 ballistic missile tipped with a dummy "4.5-ton super-large conventional warhead" to verify an ability to hit a 320 kilometer-range target, suggesting it's a weapon aimed at striking South Korea.
After the tests, Kim stressed the need to continue to "bolster up the nuclear force" and acquire "overwhelming offensive capability in conventional weapons too."
Korean Central News Agency released photos of a missile hitting a ground target. South Korea later said both missiles landed in the North's mountainous northeast.
North Korea typically test-launches missiles off its east coast, and it's highly unusual for it to fire missiles at land targets likely because of concern about potential damages if they land in unintended areas.
That it did so shows it's confident about the accuracy of its new ballistic missile.
REUTERS
Kim Jong Un test-fires a North Korean-made sniper rifle. AfP
