“The launches of ballistic missiles, which are carried out with unprecedented frequency, pose a direct threat to the security of Japan, and also threaten peace and stability in the region and around the world,” TASS quoted him as saying.
North Korea on December 31 and January 1 tested a super-large MLRS to confirm its performance.
The Yonhap agency also wrote that North Korea may have from 15 to 60 nuclear warheads at its disposal.
On January 2, Kim Jong-un, accompanied by his daughter, inspected a warehouse with KN-23 missiles that can carry a tactical nuclear charge, as well as Hwaseong-12 medium-range ballistic missiles.