Overview
- KCNA reported that long-range anti-air missiles struck mock targets at roughly 200 km altitude during a launch near the East Sea.
- The Missile Administration conducted the first assessment of the new high-altitude system the previous day, according to the state report.
- Kim Jong Un inspected construction of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered submarine, with the site and timing of his visit withheld.
- KCNA characterized the test and inspection as part of ongoing optimization by missile and weapons research organizations.
- In remarks carried by KCNA, Kim tied naval modernization to security concerns and criticized South Korea’s nuclear-submarine plans with the United States.