Kim Jong Un emphasizes the need to constantly demonstrate North Korea's missile power

Kim Jong Un: Make the enemy aware...

We must continue our responsible efforts without interruption to constantly and repeatedly make the enemy aware of the reliability and lethality of our strategic offensive means, Kim said during the test carried out on Saturday, quoted by the KCNA news agency.

The North Korean leader noted that the test was a form of "deterrence exercise" aimed at faster development of "nuclear war deterrence." He also stressed the importance of maintaining readiness for a counterattack.

How far did the bullet travel?

According to KCNA, the missile fired from near the coastal city of Wonsan in the east of the country towards the north-east hit a target 1,000 km away. The South Korean military reported on Saturday that it had detected a ballistic missile. According to military calculations from South Korea. it covered a distance of over 700 km, while the Japanese Ministry of Defense reported 680 km.

Kim Jong Un's sister mocks and triumphs

The dictator's influential sister, Kim Yo Jong, mocked in a statement issued by KCNA on Saturday that South Korea's military services and Japan were unable to precisely trace the trajectory and determine the flight length unanimously due to technical limitations of their radar systems. As she said, "this is proof of the perfection of our missile capabilities."

Experts cited by the South Korean Yonhap agency believe that it could have been a test of the Hwasong-16 Na hypersonic ballistic missile, capable of changing its trajectory at low altitude.

KCNA reports that Saturday's missile test was observed by Kim's wife, Ri Sol Ju, and his daughter Ju Ae.

It's hotter again on the Korean Peninsula

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula increased again after the September 21 incident in the Demilitarized Zone, where three South Korean soldiers were injured in a land mine explosion.

Seoul blamed Pyongyang for the blast after an investigation found several North Korean mines. Authorities in Seoul considered it a violation of the 1953 armistice and demanded an apology.

The Kim regime denies these allegations, accusing Seoul of fabricating the findings and warning of "merciless" retaliation if the South takes any retaliatory action.