North Korea's Kim expressed 'great satisfaction' over rocket test - KCNA

By Hyonhee Shin

 

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees a super-large multiple launch rocket system test in this undated picture released by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on November 28, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a "successful test" of a super-large multiple launch rocket system and expressed "great satisfaction," state media said on Friday.

 

North Korea fired two short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast on Thursday in what appeared to be a fresh try out of its new multiple rocket launchers following three previous tests, South Korea's military said.

 

The latest test could be a Thanksgiving reminder to the United States of a year-end deadline Kim has set for Washington to show flexibility in their stalled denuclearisation talks.

 

Pyongyang's official KCNA news agency said Kim oversaw the latest test, as he did with previous tests in August and September. He did not attend the last one in Oct. 31.

 

"The volley test-fire aimed to finally examine the combat application of the super-large multiple launch rocket system proved the military and technical superiority of the weapon system and its firm reliability," KCNA said.

 

"The Supreme Leader expressed great satisfaction over the results of the test-fire."

 

Kim has set an end-year deadline to kick-start the talks with Washington, but negotiations remain stalemated after a working-level meeting last month broke down.

 

North Korea has demanded biting sanctions be lifted and warned it could take a "new path," raising concerns it may resume nuclear and long-range missile testing suspended since 2017.

 

U.S. top nuclear negotiator Stephen Biegun said last week the year-end deadline was an artificial one, but could mean a return to "provocative" steps that preceded the past two years of diplomacy.

 

(Reporting by Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith; Editing by Sandra Maler)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-11-29

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gets the same satisfaction as from an ED pump 

 

 

same as 'what comes up, must come down'...

It’s just an attempt to embarrass Donald and draw him in to more bs negotiations 

In NK it's like this, either he get satisfaction or it's the firing squad or transfer to re education and labour camps, happy days there in N. Korea...

Uh, Donald..... Donald..... I thought you told us you had this all worked out in one of your "deals".... gonna send Kim some flowers now?

trump should play one on one basketball with kim and let dennis rodman be referee

Well, I'll give fat boy 10 out of 10 for the Nazi trench coat and the usual bad hair day look. As for the rest, it's just the usual scream for attention.

I think they may be testing short range to see if the USA raises objections. Short range tests, however, are not anything which the USA should raise objections over. I think this is simply normal saber rattling primarily aimed at telling, claiming, or reminding South Korea and the USA, Japan, etc, that North korea has a credible modern force. Proper response from USA is no response, continue to leave all sanctions in place, and continue to have discussions on long range. Either at summits or behind the scenes. Important thing is not to lift any pressure.

2 hours ago, atyclb said:

trump should play one on one basketball with kim and let dennis rodman be referee

One day they are gonna make a movie about Dennis Rodman and Kim. and its gonna be great.

I think they should just Nuke the whole place.

18 hours ago, WalkingOrders said:

21 hours ago, atyclb said:

trump should play one on one basketball with kim and let dennis rodman be referee

One day they are gonna make a movie about Dennis Rodman and Kim. and its gonna be great.

 

already is a movie / documentary about their friendship and collaboration to organize a basketball game in pyongyan 

 

 

On 11/29/2019 at 6:18 PM, WalkingOrders said:

I think they may be testing short range to see if the USA raises objections. Short range tests, however, are not anything which the USA should raise objections over. I think this is simply normal saber rattling primarily aimed at telling, claiming, or reminding South Korea and the USA, Japan, etc, that North korea has a credible modern force. Proper response from USA is no response, continue to leave all sanctions in place, and continue to have discussions on long range. Either at summits or behind the scenes. Important thing is not to lift any pressure.

Could it be that these launchers also can be used for long range missiles?

23 hours ago, overherebc said:

I think they should just Nuke the whole place.

US foreign policy at its best.

On 11/29/2019 at 7:30 AM, webfact said:

The latest test could be a Thanksgiving reminder to the United States of a year-end deadline Kim has set for Washington to show flexibility in their stalled denuclearisation talks.

Another sign of Trump's diplomatic genius and superior negotiating skills. Kimmy and Donnie foreveh!

1 hour ago, lungbing said:

US foreign policy at its best.

I'm not American ????