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[앵커]
It officially confirmed that the projectile North Korea launched yesterday was a new tactical guided missile.
Chairman Kim Jong-un did not observe the test launch, but instead focused on the public welfare by looking around the housing site to be presented to the national contributors.
Reporter Hwang Hye-kyung reports.
[기자]
It has officially confirmed that the projectile North Korea launched from the East Sea was a new tactical guided missile.
Two new tactical guided missiles newly developed by the Academy of Defense Sciences were highly successful, saying they accurately hit a target in a water area of 600 km above the East Sea.
[조선중앙TV : 이 무기체계의 개발은 우리의 군사력 강화와 조선반도에 존재하는 각종 군사적 위협들을 억제하는 데서 커다란 의의를 가진다고 평가했습니다.]
In particular, he emphasized that the new tactical guided missile has improved the warhead weight to 2.5 tons, confirming the performance of the improved solid fuel engine through test firing, and reconfirming the anomalous trajectory characteristics of the low-altitude glide flight type.
Looking at the photos released, it is presumed to be the’KN-23′, which is called the’North Korean version of Iskander’, and it is analyzed that the’new KN-23′, which was shown at the 8th party’s parade ceremony, was tested.
[신종우/ 한국국방안보포럼 사무국장 : 상당히 군사력을 과시했는데 과시의 근거를 공개된 사진에서 제대로 확인할 수 없기 때문에 의문점이 많이 드는 겁니다. 순항미사일부터 단거리 탄도미사일까지 도발의 강도를 높이면서 미국의 의도를 확인하려는 게 아닌가 생각이 듭니다.]
Kim Jong-un, chairman of the State Council, was absent from the test launch, and Rhee Byeong-cheol, Vice Chairman of the Party’s Central Military Commission, attended and watched it instead.
Instead, Chairman Kim continued his progress in Pyongyang.
While instructing mass production by riding a prototype passenger bus for residents,
They also announced their intention to build a large-scale housing complex on the banks of the Pyeongyang River, a tributary of the Daedong River in Pyongyang, as a gift to scientists and men of merit.
[임을출 / 경남대학교 극동문제연구소 교수 : 경제건설과 국방건설을 병행적으로 추진하되, 올해 국가경제발전 5개년계획 성과 도출에 우선순위를 두겠다는 기조를 유지하겠다는 뜻으로 해석됩니다. 다만 수위 조절과 관련해서는 ‘강대강 선대선 원칙’에 따라 미국의 대북 적대시 정책 대응 수준에 따라 결정될 가능성이 높아 보입니다.]
Despite North Korea’s confirmation of launching ballistic missiles, the government did not make any further comments other than its existing position to consult closely with the relevant countries.
Amid concerns that North Korea’s provocation level could be gradually strengthened, the government’s efforts to prevent rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula are expected to deepen ahead of the announcement of the new US policy toward North Korea.
This is YTN Hwang Hye-kyung.
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