North Korea is preparing a missile launch system targeting population centers in South Korea

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by Lauren Case Schramm

North Korea is preparing a multiple launch missile system targeting population centers in South Korea after completing a third test on Friday under the watchful eye of leader Kim Jong Un. State media said.

North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said the system, which the country has already tested twice this year, will replace older weapons when deployed in the coming months.

The news agency said the latest test confirmed the “advantage and destructive power” of the 240 mm multiple rocket launcher and its guided missiles.

North Korea is ramping up its weapons testing and rhetoric.

In addition to greenlighting the test-fire of 600mm multiple rocket launchers in April, Kim authorized the launch of a number of short-range ballistic missiles.

In March, Kim drove a new model of the tank during training exercises and called for greater efforts to prepare for war, state media reported.

Meanwhile, the reclusive kingdom’s relations with South Korea and the United States remain hostile.

Kim said last month that it was time to prepare for war, as the United States, Japan and South Korea conducted joint military exercises.

In December, North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile into the sea a day after President Biden issued a strong warning about the country’s use of nuclear weapons against the United States.

With mail wires