North Korea’s Kim says new missile will deter ‘rivals’
The HinduNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a new hypersonic missile system tested this week would help deter the country’s Pacific rivals, state media reported Tuesday, as Washington’s top diplomat visited the region. “The development of the defence capabilities of the DPRK aiming to be a military power will be further accelerated,” Mr. Kim said, using the acronym for the North’s official name. “The launch was a message to the United States to engage in dialogue based on Pyongyang’s new game-changing technology as Trump prepares to enter the White House,” analysts said. Acting South Korean President Choi Sang-mok criticised Pyongyang’s launch at a cabinet meeting Tuesday calling it a “provocation” and “grave threat to security on the Korean Peninsula”.