North Korea conducted a slew of tests of new armaments this week including an electromagnetic weapon system and an antiaircraft missile, as it ramps up efforts to upgrade its conventional arms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/asia-pacific/north-korea-weapons-iran-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #iran #middleeast #northkorea #kimjongun
As world focuses on Strait of Hormuz, North Korea tests raft of new weapons

The weapons tests came ahead of a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the North from Thursday, his first trip to the neighboring country in more than six years.

The Japan Times