North Korea Test-Fires Another Missile After Kim Derides Biden
- Pyongyang fired new ‘anti-aircraft missile,’ state report says
- Kim regime tested three new weapons systems in September
People watch a television news broadcast of Kim Jong Un in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 30.
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North Korea claimed it had successfully test launched a newly developed anti-aircraft missile a day after the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, called President Joe Biden’s North Korea policy a “petty trick” -- escalating tensions with Washington.
The test was of “very practical significance in studying and developing various prospective anti-aircraft missile systems,” the state-run Korean Central News Agency said Friday, adding that the anti-aircraft missile had features including “rapid responsiveness, guidance accuracy of missile control system and substantial increase in the distance of downing air targets.”