US EditionNorth Korean leader Kim oversaw test of missiles with cluster warheads
Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch as state media said five missiles hit a target 136 kilometers away and fully proved their combat capability.
- On Sunday, North Korea fired multiple Hwasong-11 tactical ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan from near Sinpo, traveling about 140 km in the fourth such launch this month.
- Leader Kim Jong-un attended the test to evaluate a new "cluster bomb warhead and fragmentation mine warhead" system, where five missiles struck a target area about 136 km away with "very high density."
- South Korea's Office of National Security condemned the launch as a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, demanding an immediate halt to the seventh weapons test this year.
- Pyongyang's intense missile activity aims to display self-defense capabilities and gain international leverage, former presidential security adviser Kim Ki-jung said, before engaging in dialogue with the United States and South Korea.
- President Donald Trump, preparing for a summit in China next month, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have expressed interest in talks with the North Korean leader, though no official meetings are currently planned.
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