North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured the country’s key weapons factories, including those producing artillery systems and launch vehicles for nuclear-capable ballistic missiles
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave field guidance at major weapons factories between Thursday and Saturday including production lines of engines for strategic cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, KCNA state news agency said on Sunday. Kim also inspected factories producing shells for super large-calibre multiple rocket launchers and transporter-erector-launchers, which are normally used to fire ballistic missiles, KCNA reported. He gave instructions for increasing production capacities at the factories as an important part of bolstering the country's defence capabilities, KCNA said.
Kim’s three-day inspections through Saturday came as the United States and South Korea prepared for their next round of combined military exercises. | World News
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