North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called on factories that manufacture missile launchers, artillery and other weapons to increase production capacity as an important part of bolstering the country’s defense, state media reported on Sunday.
Kim’s inspections, which took place from Thursday (3) to Saturday (5), included the production of engines for strategic cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as projectiles for large-caliber multiple-rocket launchers and rocket launchers. transporters, state news agency KCNA said.
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His unusual visits to various weapons production facilities over several days come as Pyongyang strives to develop a range of strategic and conventional weapons and makes prominent displays of a variety of weaponry.
North Korea has tested missile launchers for larger caliber projectiles, advanced cruise missiles and last month its newest ballistic missiles, including one that would be solid-fuel intercontinental.
Kim cited improved precision processing and modernized automation in the production of large caliber multiple missile launchers, KCNA explained.
He called for the mass production of “various types of high-end strategic weapons launchers. Thus, to make a great contribution to bringing about a revolution in the development of new strategic weapons of our style”, explained the agency.
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The photos showed Kim firing different types of assault rifles, with bursts of fire shooting out of the barrel as he took aim at a target.
Cheong Seong-chang, an expert on North Korean political strategy at the Sejong Institute near Seoul, said Kim was likely focused on modernizing and technically innovating weapons that will help export to Russia.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War on July 27, Pyongyang held a grand military parade showcasing its newest nuclear-capable missiles and attack and spy drones, with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and a senior official Chinese man joining Kim at the ceremony.
In a grand display of defense, Kim showed Shoigu ballistic missiles and what appeared to be a new drone.
The United States has accused North Korea of supplying Russia with weapons for the war in Ukraine, including a “significant” number of artillery shells, as well as a missile launcher for the Wagner Group.
Russia and North Korea have denied this information.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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