KCNA stated that on 12 October, the DPRK tested a tactical ballistic missile to verify an upgraded component of the system. On the same day, South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff recorded several ballistic missile launches from the Pyongyang area, with at least one missile travelling over 900 kilometres.<\/p>\n
Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n On 13 October, the North Korean news agency KCNA reported that the DPRK\u2019s Missile Bureau had conducted a test of a \u00abtactical ballistic missile\u00bb the previous day. According to the agency, the test was intended to confirm the technical modernisation of a key component of the country\u2019s missile arsenal.<\/p>\n KCNA did not specify the modernised component nor did it disclose the missile\u2019s technical specifications. On the same day, South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff reported several ballistic missile launches from the Pyongyang area towards the East Sea.<\/p>\n The KCNA report of a single test and South Korea\u2019s data on several launches do not provide grounds for equating all the missiles recorded with the one that Pyongyang described as a tactical missile. South Korean and US experts were still analysing the types and parameters of the launches.<\/p>\n According to the South Korean military, at least one missile travelled more than 900 kilometres. The Japanese side also reported at least two launches: the range of one missile was estimated at approximately 220 kilometres, and that of the other at over 910 kilometres.<\/p>\n According to Japanese sources, the missiles fell outside the country\u2019s exclusive economic zone; there have been no reports of damage to ships or aircraft. This was the DPRK\u2019s fourth launch in the last month.<\/p>\n South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff have tentatively suggested that the launches may have been in response to the recent test of a South Korean hypersonic glide vehicle. This is the military\u2019s assessment, not a confirmed cause of the launches.<\/p>\n\n
What Pyongyang said and what its neighbours observed<\/h2>\n
Range of launches and preliminary assessment by the military<\/h2>\n
Kim Jong-un has opened a museum featuring rockets and drones<\/h2>\n