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By Al Jazeera
Aug 5, 2024

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees transfer of missile launchers to border

North Korea has been expanding its short-range weaponry designed to overwhelm missile defences in neighbouring South Korea.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presided over a ceremony to mark the delivery of 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers to military units at the border.

Addressing the crowds, Kim described the launchers as an “up-to-date tactical attack weapon” that he had “personally designed”.

North Korea has been expanding its range of mobile short-range weapons designed to overwhelm missile defences in neighbouring South Korea, while also developing intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to reach the continental United States.