DPRK Missile Administration Tests Major Weapon System

Pyongyang, November 3 (KCNA) -- The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducted the tests to assess the power of a dispersal warhead of a strategic cruise missile and its flight feature for vertical strike on November 2.

Full General Kim Jong Sik, member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea and first vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, guided the relevant tests.

Announcing the result of the test to assess the power of the dispersal warhead, the Warhead Institute of the Missile Administration said it confirmed that the middle-sized dispersal warhead tipped on the cruise missile is capable of turning into ashes a target area of 5 to 6 hectares with its highest-density power.

And the Cruise Missile System Institute of the Missile Administration noted that it perfected the capability to deliver a vertical strike against the target by improving the terminal maneuverability of the cruise missile, taking into consideration the natural and geographical characteristics of the targeted area.

The general director of the Missile Administration said:

The necessity of developing a variety of weapon systems is urgent than ever before. It is because our armed forces should defend the security of the country and deter all sorts of threats. As today's tests showed, various combat functions of such strongest weapon system will help defend the DPRK from potential threats from outside and renew the military capabilities of the state. These tests are an important test and also demonstrate the practical combat power.

The Missile Administration said the tests were a part of the routine scientific research to increase the power of combat systems. -0-