Photo of Kim Jong-un supervising the test of a "new weapon" from North Korea

SEOUL.- "Great satisfaction." Who felt the head of
North Korea,
Kim Jong-un, yesterday overseeing
shooting tests from
a new weapon, Pyongyang has again tried to pressure Washington and Seoul on the slow pace of nuclear negotiations and their joint military exercises.

The Pyongyang Central News Agency (KCNA) said that after yesterday's launches, Kim expressed "great satisfaction" for the "incredible and mysterious success rate" of his army during recent tests, and promised to develop "invincible military capabilities that no one dares to provoke." This satisfaction was also seen in the official photo that the agency broadcast, in which the chef is applauded and surrounded by smiling soldiers.

The official North Korean newspaper
Rodong Sinmun, He posted photos showing what appeared to be a rocket rising from a missile launcher installed in a vehicle and reaching what appeared to be a coastal target.

The pitches were the sixth
A series of North Korean tests in three weeks revealing the development of a new rocket artillery system and two short-range mobile ballistic missile systems that, according to experts, would enhance the capability North Korea to attack its South Korea targets, including US bases in this country. KCNA did not describe the weapons tested yesterday nor their operation.

According to South Korean sources, the projectiles were reportedly fired from the outskirts of Tongchon City, in Kangwon Province, in southeastern North Korea, and fell into the East Sea. , also known as the Sea of ​​Japan.

"[Kim] He said that everyone should remember that it is the central plan of the party [gobernante] and the unswerving determination to build up a mighty force powerful enough to deter any daring force to provoke us and to let any defenseless opponent face the weapons of Juche's absolute power, even in situations of physical clashes, "said KCNA, referring in the name of the North Korean national ideology of autonomy.

North Korea launched in late July to express its anger at the joint military maneuvers of US and South Korean forces. The regime considers these maneuvers as a preparation for a possible invasion of its territory.

This news will complicate the efforts of the US special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, who will visit Japan and South Korea next week to discuss the denuclearization of North Korea.

AP and AFP agencies