North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un looks on during the test-fire of inter-continental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, July, 4 2017. KCNA | Reuters
CNBC: North Korea says it tested a ‘powerful warhead’
* North Korean state media says the Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of a new type of tactical guided weapon.
* The test come less than two months after the collapse of nuclear talks between President Trump and Kim in Hanoi.
* The rogue state had stopped testing its nukes as the U.S. and international community offered the possibility of relief from crippling economic sanctions.
WASHINGTON — North Korea tested a new type of tactical guided weapon on Wednesday, state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Thursday morning local time.
The test of “a powerful warhead” was overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and marks the first public weapons test from the rogue regime since President Donald Trump’s historic meeting with Kim in Singapore last year.
The White House and Pentagon did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
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North Korea reports testing of new 'tactical weapon' overseen by Kim Jong Un -- USA Today
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