North Korea: If the US wants to talk, put someone 'more mature' than Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in charge
North Korea's Foreign Ministry has issued a stinging rebuke of United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, hours after the country claimed to have tested a new tactical weapon.
In a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, Foreign Ministry official Kwon Jong Gun said Pompeo had been"letting loose reckless remarks and sophism of all kinds against us every day." Kwon said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had made his"principled stand" on negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington clear in a recent speech to the country's rubberstamp parliament.
KCNA: Kim Jong Un directs 'tactical guided weapons' test 01:29New weapons testKwon's broadside against Pompeo, Thursday, came soon after North Korea announced Kim had inspected and directed a"new tactical guided weapons firing test." "The development and completion of this weapons system will be a great historic event in strengthening the combat capability of the People's Army," Kim said, according to KCNA.'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.
Trump and Kim Jong Un's ups and downs 03:23The state media report was scant on details about the weapon. A tactical weapon is designed to be used on the battlefield, and is typically not a long-range armament.Pyongyang last conducted a"tactical" weapons test in November 2018. A South Korean government source with military knowledge told CNN that weapon was likely a piece of artillery"likely to be a multiple rocket launcher.
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