North Korea announced that its newly developed and mass-produced anti-aircraft missile system was successfully tested under the supervision of the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
Earlier in the day, the North Korean Ministry of Defense reacted harshly to the Freedom Shield joint exercise conducted by the US and South Korea in the region and said, “If it is necessary to control the US and South Korea, all options, including the use of the most destructive and lethal weapons, will be evaluated by our military.”
The exercise was interpreted as an “intimidation” to the Washington-Seoul alliance.