Kim Jong Un Tests 'New-Type' Weapon, Vows 'Cruel Blow' — SkimNews
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- Kim Jong Un oversaw the Sunday test of a "new-type weapon" system, calling it "ultra-modern defence technology" that would give adversaries "an incurable headache and a very cruel and unavoidable blow" and linking it to "the state's readiness for war."
- South Korea condemned the two short-range ballistic missiles launched off North Korea's east coast as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions, while Japan lodged a "stern protest" calling them a threat to regional peace and security.
- North Korea has legally enshrined its nuclear-armed status as "irreversibly and permanently fixed," and Kim Yo Jong called the nuclear posture "absolute" and denuclearization hopefuls "idiots."
- The Sunday launches came eight days after North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea — described by state media as a joint firepower drill hitting targets "with 100 per cent accuracy."
- Pyongyang rejected last week's IAEA resolution demanding it halt nuclear activities, with a foreign ministry spokesperson saying it "has no effect on the DPRK's position as a nuclear weapons state."
Why it matters: North Korea conducted two missile tests in eight days and rejected an IAEA resolution demanding it halt nuclear activities, while Kim Jong Un vowed adversaries would suffer 'an incurable headache' — concrete escalation on top of its legally codified nuclear-armed status. Seoul and Tokyo are now under pressure to respond without triggering further escalation.
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