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North Korea tests ability to strike ROK power stations with tactical nukes: KCNA

ROK public wasn’t alerted to Thursday test; Kim Jong Un also inspects Wonsan beach resort

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a missile test on Thursday involving tactical nuclear missiles capable of targeting what he implied were South Korean power stations, according to state media.

The leader said the tests of what appeared to be the Hwasong-11D close-range ballistic missile (CRBM) and other weapons were meant to instill fear in enemies, invariably referring to the U.S. and South Korea, given the missile’s short range. 

“The special mission warhead of the tactical ballistic missile is aimed at inflicting fatal damage on major targets including airfields, ports and power facilities of the enemy,” the Korean