North Korea Claims It Tested New Rocket Launch System

North Korea Claims It Tested New Rocket Launch System
People watch a television news screen showing an image of North Korea's test-fire of a new multiple rocket launcher, at a railway station in Seoul on Aug. 1, 2019. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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North Korea claimed on Aug. 1 that its leader, Kim Jong Un, supervised the first test-firing of a new multiple rocket launcher system conducted the day before, adding it could potentially improve their ability to hit targets in South Korea and the United States.

Kim reportedly “guided a test-fire of a newly developed large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system on July 31,” according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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