North Korea testing mystery ‘hi-tech’ weapon

Announcement by Kim Jong Un’s regime will further strain fragile dialogue with US

North Korea missiles
A display of ballistic missiles in Pyongyang
(Image credit: PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is overseeing the testing of a “newly developed ultramodern” weapon, state-run media said today.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the test was successful, but provided no further details about the weapon other than that it was “tactical” and had been commissioned “personally” by Kim’s father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il.

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