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china news service, beijing, september 19, pingsang news: according to a report by the korean central news agency on the 19th, the north korean missile general administration successfully tested the new tactical ballistic missile "hwasong cannon-11b-4.5" and the improved strategic cruise missile on the 18th.

the report said that the new tactical ballistic missile tested this time was equipped with a 4.5-ton super-large conventional warhead to verify the missile's accuracy in hitting medium-range targets of 320 kilometers and the explosive power of the super-large warhead. in addition, a strategic cruise missile with highly improved performance for combat applications was also tested that day.

kim jong-un, general secretary of the workers' party of korea and chairman of the state affairs commission, directed the test-firing and expressed great satisfaction with the test-firing results. he said that conducting similar test-firings and continuously improving the performance of weapons and equipment are directly related to the serious threats posed by external forces to north korea's national security environment.

kim jong-un stressed that strengthening self-defense military capabilities is north korea's top priority, and demanded that while continuously enhancing nuclear power, it also possess the world's strongest military technology and overwhelming offensive power in conventional weapons.

according to reports, kim jong-un also inspected a variety of firearms developed by the north korean academy of defense science, including 7.62mm sniper rifles and 5.56mm automatic rifles, and proposed future production directions and tasks to strengthen the factory's production technology base.

according to a previous report by the korean central news agency, in july this year, north korea successfully tested the new tactical ballistic missile "hwasong cannon-11b-4.5". during the test, the missile carried a heavy simulated warhead to verify its flight stability and hit accuracy at a maximum range of 500 kilometers and a minimum range of 90 kilometers. (end)