North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a factory manufacturing new multiple rocket launchers and praised their systems’ ability to “annihilate the enemy”, the official news agency reported on Tuesday (30). Kim’s visit to the factory was reported a day after Pyongyang announced it had tested two long-range cruise missiles to show its “combat readiness.” North Korean leader orders increase in missile production next year. Faster and able to stay submerged for years: North Korea shows off new nuclear submarine Kim, who was accompanied by two missile program officials, said the new weapons system would serve as his armed forces’ “main means of attack,” KCNA reported. He added that the new multiple rocket system is “a super powerful weapon system, as it can annihilate the enemy with a sudden and precise attack, with high precision and devastating power.” Images released by KCNA show Kim next to huge missile systems, in a factory with propaganda on the walls. The day before, he had supervised a missile launch in the Yellow Sea. North Korea remains at war with the South, and its large artillery arsenal is seen by analysts as essential to its strategy in the event of conflict on the peninsula. Pyongyang has significantly increased its missile tests in recent years. Analysts say North Korea is seeking to increase its ability to carry out precision strikes and test weapons before potentially exporting them to Russia.
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