UPDATED: North Korea says it tested new weapon, wants Pompeo out of talks
A man watches a TV news program reporting about North Korea's test-fire of a 'new-type tactical guided weapon,' with a footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 18, 2019. Last Updated Thursday, April 18, 2019 3:55AM EDT
Kim observed the unspecified weapon being fired Wednesday by the Academy of Defence Science, the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency said. Kim was reported to have said "the development of the weapon system serves as an event of very weighty significance in increasing the combat power of the People's Army."
During a speech at his rubber-stamp parliament last week, Kim said he is open to a third summit with Trump, but only if the United States changes its stance on sanctions enforcement and pressure by the end of the year. The North said Thursday that Kim Jong Un mounted an observation post to learn about and guide the test-fire of the weapon.
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