SEOUL, Dec 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has toured a factory making new multiple rocket launchers that could target the South, touting their ability to "annihilate the enemy" in a concentrated attack, state media reported Tuesday. A 2020 study by the RAND think tank assessed that North Korean artillery systems could inflict 10,000 casualties in just an hour if targeting major population centres like the South Korean capital Seoul. Accompanied by top officials from North Korea's missile programme, Kim said the new weapons system would serve as his military's "main strike means", according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). "From South Korea's perspective, this means the military threat from the North is increasing," he added. "Systems to mount various types of small nuclear warheads on multiple rocket launchers are already in place," he added.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 30, 2025 03:07 UTC