North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test of an improved rocket launcher. The North Korean state media reported this on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The launcher,\u00a0 tested on Tuesday, had been \u201ctechnically updated in its manoeuvrability and concentrated firing capability,\u201d state news agency KCNA said.<\/p>\n
The upgrades had proved to be \u201cadvantageous in all indices, including newly applied guiding system, controllability and destructive power,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n
Since the beginning of 2022, North Korea has significantly increased the scope of its weapons tests, including the testing of nuclear-capable missiles.<\/p>\n
They have stepped up their rhetoric against the US and South Korea, which Pyongyang considers to be enemy states. It has also intensified its military cooperation with Russia.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, a South Korean lawmaker, citing an intelligence report, said North Korea may have sent more than 13,000 shipping containers of arms to Russia since mid-2022.<\/p>\n
South Korean news agency Yonhap reported the shipments could have held more than 6 million artillery shells.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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