North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen testing of a new multiple rocket launcher and other weapons, Pyongyang’s state media reported Friday, in what appeared to be tests aimed at enhancing capabilities of strike means targeting South Korea. North Korea conducted the weapons tests Thursday, the 76th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War, in an apparent bid to demonstrate its ability to target major facilities in the South. The North’s leader supervised the test of “important weapons” as part of the country’s project to modernize the artillery and missile systems under a five-year defense development plan, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). North Korea evaluated “the combat characteristics of an upgraded version of the 240mm 24-tube multiple rocket launcher system, the power of a special mission warhead for tactical ballistic missiles, and the hitting accuracy of the extended-range shells for a 155mm self-propelled howitzer,” the KCNA reported. With the latest tests, North Korea appeared to be focused on upgrading the performance of striking means tha
