SEOUL: North Korea conducted a test of its “state of the art,” nuclear-capable multiple rocket launcher system (MRLS), state media reported Sunday, a day after Seoul identified the launch of around 10 ballistic missiles.
Kim Jong Un oversaw the test on Saturday, which “involved twelve 600mm-calibre ultra-precision multiple rocket launchers and two artillery companies,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
Kim said the drill would give Pyongyang’s enemies “within the 420 km striking range” a sense of “uneasiness” as well as “a deep understanding of the destructive power of tactical nuclear weapon,” KCNA reported.
KCNA said Sunday that the “launched rockets battered the island target in the East Sea of Korea about 364.4 km away with the accuracy of 100 percent, proving once again the destructive capability of their concentration strike and the system’s military value once again.”
Kim praised the MLRS as a “very deadly yet attractive weapon.”
