North Korea tests ‘nuclear-capable’ rocket launcher to ring in new year

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North Korea tests ‘nuclear-capable’ rocket launcher to ring in new year

Kim Jong Un says ‘super-large multiple rocket launcher system’ can strike anywhere in ROK during handover ceremony

Jeongmin Kim January 1, 2023

North Korea tests ‘nuclear-capable’ rocket launcher to ring in new year

An event to provide the North Korean military with newly produced 600mm super-large multiple rocket launcher systems (MRLS) in Pyongyang on Dec. 31, 2022 | Image: Rodong Sinmun (Jan. 1, 2023)

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. (Last updated at 5:02 p.m. with expert comment, ROK presidential office statement)

North Korea tested a nuclear-capable “super-large multiple launch rocket system (MLRS)” early in the morning on New Year’s Day, according to state media, a day after leader Kim Jong Un joined a ceremony to hand over the “offensive” weapons to the military.

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.

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