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Bloomberg · United States · North Korea keeps its five-year arms plan rolling: tactical missiles, new launchers, the Hwasong-20
Reports Kim Jong Un personally praising the accuracy of an April 2026 tactical-missile test, foregrounding the political signalling: a deliberate demonstration as US strategic bandwidth is consumed elsewhere.
“North Korea test-fired a tactical missile as Kim Jong Un hailed its accuracy, with the US shifting focus to the Middle East.”