Israel National News reports: “North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw test‑flights of hypersonic missiles, the regime announced Monday, the Associated Press reported, using the launch to stress the need to further strengthen the country’s nuclear war deterrent.

The display comes as Pyongyang escalates weapons demonstrations ahead of a major political conference.

The announcement followed reports from neighboring countries that they had detected multiple ballistic missile launches on Sunday and accused the North of fresh provocations. The tests took place just hours before South Korean President Lee Jae Myung departed for China for a summit with President Xi Jinping, where North Korea is expected to be a central topic.

According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Sunday’s drill involved a hypersonic weapon system and was designed to test readiness, improve missile troops’ operational firepower, and evaluate the capabilities of the country’s war deterrent…”