N. Korean Leader Inspects New Missile Test (Photos)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a new weapon test to enhance the country's nuclear capabilities, the KCNA state news agency reported on Sunday.

"The new-type tactical guided weapon system ... is of great significance in drastically improving the firepower of the frontline long-range artillery units and enhancing the efficiency in the operation of tactical nukes of the DPRK," the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

DPRK stands for the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

KCNA did not indicate when the test took place, but the North's state media gives a report on the leader's activities a day later.

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During his inspecting mission, Kim gave important instructions on "further building up the defence capabilities and nuclear combat forces of the country," the KCNA reported.

Moreover, he applauded the national defence scientific research sector for its "continuous successes in attaining the core goals of securing the war deterrent" set forth at the eighth party congress last year.

The latest launch came less than a month after the North resumed testing its intercontinental ballistic missiles for the first time since 2017.