# North Korea’s Kim praises ‘new-type weapon’ days after missile launch sparks anger

https://mins.news/en/item/68340

- euronews, 2026-09-22 05:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/22/north-koreas-kim-hails-new-type-weapon-days-after-missile-launch-sparks-anger

> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised a “new-type weapon” days after a missile launch triggered anger. North Korea has legally established its status as a nuclear-armed state, while its leadership has repeatedly declared its atomic arsenal permanent and irreversible.

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