North Korea is publicizing its latest missile launch on Monday, claiming that the testing of its precision guided ballistic missile was a success.

The North’s Korean Central News Agency(KCNA) said Tuesday that the ballistic missile “correctly hit a planned target point with deviation of seven meters.”

The state-run media said that the weapon can strike enemy warships and ground targets. 

After attending a ground-to-air KN-06 missile test Saturday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was also present at the launch site to inspect the missile and launch vehicles. He was cited as expressing satisfaction with the highly-automated system for faster launches.
 
The KCNA said Kim gave the country’s national defense scientists a research assignment to develop a precision ballistic missile last year, and ordered the development of more powerful strategic weapons based on the success of the launch.
 
The North launched what appeared to be a variation of a short-range Scud missile at 5:39 a.m. on Monday at a location near the eastern coastal city of Wonsan in Gangwon Province. The missile flew around 450 kilometers in about six minutes. 

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