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Kim Jong Un tours factories building HIMARS-like rocket launchers

North Korean state media said the leader inspected weapons production Sept. 16-18, including a mobile rocket launcher resembling the U.S. Army's HIMARS.

Luisa Marconi
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Kim Jong Un toured major munitions factories from Sept. 16 to Sept. 18, inspecting weapons production that included a mobile rocket launcher resembling the U.S. Army's HIMARS system, North Korean state media reported on Sept. 19.[1]