North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a rocket test Thursday and demanded a “newly-established national defense industrial enterprise” fulfill annual production plans, according to state media.
The cryptic introduction of the new munitions company, likely referring to a factory, comes as Kim has increased public inspections of such plants in the last year, while emphasizing that the DPRK has short-range weapons aimed at South Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a rocket test Thursday and demanded a “newly-established national defense industrial enterprise” fulfill annual production plans, according to state media.
The cryptic introduction of the new munitions company, likely referring to a factory, comes as Kim has increased public inspections of such plants in the last year, while emphasizing that the DPRK has short-range weapons aimed at South Korea.
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