Kim Jong-Un Guides New Anti-air Weapon System
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un oversaw the test of a new anti-aircraft weapon system, state media said Saturday, the latest in a series of missile trials as tensions run high on the divided Korean peninsula.
Over the past month, the young leader has supervised several military drills, including the test-firings of medium ballistic missiles, a multiple rocket system and long-range artillery, in response to Seoul-Washington joint army drills south of the border.
The latest launch came as a two-day nuclear security summit was being hosted by Barack Obama in Washington, at which North Korea was the focus of the US president's talks with the leaders of China, South Korea and Japan.
In this regard, Pyongyang's official KCNA news agency reported Saturday that Kim "guided the test of a new-type anti-air guided weapon system" to check its capability.
"Under his observation, AA rockets were fired to accurately hit mock enemy aerial targets," the agency added.
According to KCNA, Kim "expressed great satisfaction over the successful test," calling it another striking demonstration of the rapidly growing defense capability of the country.
For its part, the South's defense ministry said the North fired an anti-air missile around 12:45 pm Friday from the eastern city of Sondok.
Meanwhile, existing UN sanctions ban North Korea from conducting any ballistic missile test, although short-range launches tend to go unpunished.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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