In a related move on Thursday, Kim also oversaw a 600mm multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) test, a type of missile primarily aimed at South Korea that Kim previously claimed can be fitted with a tactical nuclear warhead. It is also known as the KN-25. Rockets were fired in quick succession from a new six-tube wheeled launch vehicle design that state media first unveiled earlier this week in a report on the DPRK leader touring the factory where it was produced. The test was intended to verify the new transporter erector launcher’s (TEL) “more developed drive system and completely automated firing process,” and proved successful in both regards, the Rodong Sinmun said Friday.
