Kim Jong Un says of new North Korean weapon test: "the enemy will know better"

North Korea's state media reported Tuesday that a new weapon test succeeded and displayed modern defensive technology, with leader Kim Jong Un observing Sunday's launch and praising improved military readiness while casting the advance as a pointed signal to rivals. The test, conducted by the Missile Administration, followed Pyongyang's accusation that U.S. military exercises were escalating tensions. South Korea's military said the North launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast Sunday. KCNA did not name the weapon, but photos showed Kim and his teenage daughter examining a map and the flight path of Hwasongpho-11-ma-1. NK News said the projectile appeared to be an upgraded variant carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle. On Monday, South Korean, Japanese and U.S. foreign ministers met at the U.N. General Assembly and agreed to work together on Korean Peninsula denuclearization, Seoul's foreign ministry said.