김정은, 공군부대 시찰 이어 '신형 전술유도무기' 사격시험 참관
It appears the regime's leader is placing his focus back on military activities.
Following his visit to an air force unit on Tuesday,... Kim supervised a test-firing of what the North called "a new-type tactical guided weapon."
Oh Jung-hee delves deepers to find out his possible motives.
North Korea has developed a new tactical guided weapon... and Kim Jong-un supervised the test-fire of it.
That's according to Pyeongyang's state-run Korean Central News Agency on Thursday.
The test-fire was conducted by the regime's defense science academy.
Kim Jong-un assessed... that having this new weapon means a lot in upping the regime's combat power.
It's not clear... what exactly this 'new tactical guided weapon' is.
But Pyeongyang's media says... the test-fire was conducted in "various modes of firing at different targets"... and the weapon peculiarly guides flight and loads a powerful warhead.
Seoul's military says it's still analyzing the new weapon's test.
But military officials say,... the regime's test-fire on Wednesday was not detected on the South's radar system-- which means the missile flies on a low altitude and has a short range.
Pundits believe... it could be a short-range ground-to-ground precision guided missile,... or a multi-purposed cruise missile, though more is to be analyzed after Pyeongyang reveals photos or footage.
"A guided missile can either be a ballistic missile or a cruise missile. But I believe that the North's new weapon would be a cruise missile. That's because ballistic missiles are banned by the international sanctions resolutions. And the missiles flew at a low-altitude, not being detected through the radar."
On the day before the test, Kim reviewed a flight exercise at an air force unit.
Kim made military-related visits for two days in a row this week,... after warning the U.S. last week that Pyeongyang won't give in to sanctions.
Observers say... Kim wants to pressure Trump at low-key.
But they also point out, he may be wanting to develop conventional weapons to the fullest to gain deterrence,... after halting its nuclear weapons development program.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.
