North Korea successfully conducted a multiple warhead missile test on Wednesday, according to state media, after South Korean military authorities claimed the test was a failure.
The test reportedly advanced one of the final remaining items on leader Kim Jong Un’s five-year military development plan announced in 2021, as Pyongyang seeks to improve the survivability of its nuclear weapons.
North Korea successfully conducted a multiple warhead missile test on Wednesday, according to state media, after South Korean military authorities claimed the test was a failure.
The test reportedly advanced one of the final remaining items on leader Kim Jong Un’s five-year military development plan announced in 2021, as Pyongyang seeks to improve the survivability of its nuclear weapons.
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