North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un supervised the launch of new-type tactical guided weapon as a warning to South Korean military 'warmongers' - state media
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the test-fire of two short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, in this undated picture released by North Korea's Central News Agency on July 26, 2019.
Although the North had harsh words for South Korea, the statement stayed away from the kind of belligerent attacks on the United States that have marked past announcements, a possible signal that it's interested in keeping diplomacy alive. South Korean officials said on Thursday the weapons North Korea fired were a new type of a short-range ballistic missile and that a detailed analysis is necessary to find out more about the missiles. But many civilian experts say the weapons are likely a North Korean version of the Russian-made Iskander, a short-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile that has been in the Russian arsenal for more than a decade.
The North Korean message Friday was gloating at times, saying the test "must have given uneasiness and agony to some targeted forces enough as it intended." South Korea's presidential office and the Defense Ministry condemned the North Korean launches, saying they are not "helpful to efforts to ease military tensions on the Korean Peninsula."
North Korea also may be trying to get an upper hand ahead of a possible resumption of nuclear talks. Pyongyang wants widespread sanctions relief so it can revive its dilapidated economy. The US officials demand North Korea first take significant steps toward disarmament before they will relinquish the leverage provided by the sanctions.
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