SEOUL, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of an upgraded large-caliber multiple rocket system, state-run media reported Wednesday.
Kim said the test held "great significance in improving the effectiveness of our strategic deterrent," according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
"We have achieved technical upgrading of this weapon system to employ its most powerful characteristics in the most appropriate and effective way, and thus made it possible to apply it in specific attacks," Kim said.
The North Korean leader cited improvements in the system's self-steered guided flight system, as well as the "intelligence and hitting accuracy of the rockets." He also claimed the mobility of a newly modernized launch vehicle was "perfect."
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