Kim Yo Jong Attends MLRS Shell Test
Kim Yo Jong (Kim Yo’-cho’ng) attended a munitions test for a 240 mm MLRS system on 8 October (Tuesday). Also in attendance was Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Munitions Industry Department [MID] Senior Deputy Director Kim Jong Sik (Kim Cho’ng-sik) and Academy of Defense Sciences [ADS] President Kim Yong Hwan (Kim Yo’ng-hwan). The test involved shells currently under production by a unit of the Second Economy Commission [SEC]. According to KCNA (which used a pun), the test “aimed at reconfirming the hit accuracy of the controllable multiple rocket launcher shells at a maximum range of 67 km while check the reliability of the automatic firing system.” With this event, KYJ’s policy writ has formally expanded to include the DPRK’s defense industry, following publicizing her ties to military affairs in 2019.
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