North Korean leader oversaw testing of multiple rocket launchers
Kim Jong-un supervised ‘strike drill’ analysts say was an attempt to exert pressure on Washington over nuclear negotiations
Seoul — North Korea has conducted a “strike drill” for multiple launchers, firing tactical guided weapons into the East Sea in a military drill supervised by leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday, the North’s state media reported on Sunday. The purpose of the drill was to test performance of “large-calibre long-range multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons by defence units”, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Photographs released by KCNA showed the tactical guided weapons fired could be a short-range, ground-to-ground ballistic missile, said Kim Dong-yub, a military expert at Korea’s Kyungnam University’s Institute of Far Eastern Studies. While such a missile launch would be in violation of UN Security Council Resolutions, at least it would not involve long-range ballistic missiles that have been seen as a threat to the US. “What was sobering for me was that unexpectedly there was a photo of short-range, ground-to-ground ballistic missile, otherwise known as the Nor...
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