North Korea's new 'tactical' weapon test highlights military modernisation


  • World
  • Sunday, 18 Nov 2018

FILE PHOTO: South Korean soldiers stand guard as construction equipment destroy a guard post in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas in Cheorwon on November 15, 2018. Jung Yeon-je/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's claim last week that it had tested an unidentified "ultramodern tactical weapon" highlighted its desire to upgrade its conventional arms and reassure its military even as talks are under way to end its nuclear programme, analysts said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un witnessed the test of a newly developed tactical weapon that could serve as a "steel wall", state media reported on Friday, without giving details of the weapon.

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