The leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, was at the tests. He said that the country needed new ballistic missiles allegedly because of the "serious threat posed by external forces."
During the tests, a new Hwasongpho-11-Da-4.5 tactical ballistic missile was used, which is part of a series of short-range ballistic missiles produced in the DPRK. The missile has an extra-large warhead weighing 4.5 tons, reports korrespondent.net.