(Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a ballistic missile controlled by a precision guidance system, and ordered the development of more powerful strategic weapons, the North’s state-run television KRT reported on Tuesday (May 30).
Video and still photographs aired by KRT showed Kim watching the missile being launched with his top military aides and soldiers cheering.
He expressed conviction that the country “would make a greater leap forward in this spirit to send bigger ‘gift package’ to the Yankees,” in retaliation for American military provocation, KCNA said.
Pyongyang on Monday (May 29) launched a Scud-class missile into the sea off its east coast.
The North’s official media routinely report on such missile launches the following day.
The North’s test launch of a short-range ballistic missile was the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests defying international pressure amid threats of more sanctions.
