Kim Oversees Missile Test, Calls for Greater ‘Lethality’ of Offensive Weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of an intermediate-range strategic missile, state media reported Sunday.

Kim called for continued efforts to strengthen what he described as the “lethality” of the country’s offensive weapons.

The report linked his attendance at the launch with his push to bolster those weapons’ capabilities. It did not specify in the summary provided how the missile performed.

The description of the missile as strategic did not, on its own, establish what payload it carried during the test.