朝鲜领导人金正恩周二参观了一座展示能够到达美国的洲际弹道导弹的国防工业博物馆，朝鲜中央通讯社（KCNA）当天报道了此事。此报道是在美国总统特朗普表示他可能在计划中的亚洲之行期间会见金正恩一天后发布的。特朗普预计将于11月中旬参加在中国举行的亚太经合组织峰会。KCNA称，金正恩周日在女儿朱爱和妻子李雪主的陪同下，出席了新开放的国防革命博物馆的开幕仪式。
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a defense industry museum displaying an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States, state media KCNA showed on Tuesday. The report came a day after US President Donald Trump said he might meet Kim during a planned trip to Asia. Trump is expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China in mid-November. Kim, accompanied by his daughter, known as Ju Ae, and wife Ri Sol Ju, attended the opening of the newly opened Defence Revolution Museum on Sunday, KCNA said.
KCNA的照片显示，该博物馆展出了在金正恩领导下研发的武器，从无人机到火星-20洲际弹道导弹（ICBM）。韩国国防与安全论坛秘书长申钟佑表示，火星-20发射器前的展品似乎展示了多弹头设计和一张世界地图，标示出射程超出美国本土，延伸至中东、澳大利亚和南美洲的范围。申钟佑说：“此次展览似乎旨在突出金正恩的国防科学发展计划所取得的成就。”
The museum displayed weaponry developed under Kim's leadership ranging from drones to the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), KCNA photographs showed.A display in front of the Hwasong-20 launcher appeared to show a multiple warhead design and a world map depicting ranges extending beyond the US mainland to the Middle East, Australia and South America, said Shin Jong-woo, Secretary General of the Korea Defence and Security Forum." The exhibition appears intended to highlight the achievements of Kim's defense science development program," Shin said.
它给人的印象是，这是一项旨在在可能的朝鲜-美国峰会之前获得战略优势的宣传。朝鲜展示军事发展分析人士表示，该博物馆也反映了金正恩更广泛的努力，即将朝鲜的武器展览提升为政权军事成就的持久象征。“通过将曾经临时的武器展览变成永久性博物馆，金正恩正在制度化他的军事成就，并将朝鲜的核武和导弹建设描绘为已完成且持久的遗产，”庆南大学远东研究所教授林乙哲如是说。
"It gave the impression of propaganda aimed at gaining a strategic advantage ahead of a potential North Korea-US summit." North Korea shows off military developmentsAnalysts said the museum also reflected a broader effort by Kim to elevate North Korea's weapons displays into lasting symbols of the regime's military accomplishments." By turning what were once temporary weapons exhibitions into a permanent museum, Kim is institutionalizing his military achievements and portraying North Korea's nuclear and missile buildup as a completed and enduring legacy," said Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University's Institute for Far Eastern Studies.
另据朝鲜称，其于周一试射了一枚战术弹道导弹，以确认对某个未指明的关键部件进行的成功技术升级。朝鲜中央通讯社称，此次升级是提升所有进攻性武器系统性能的重要一步，但未提供更多细节。韩国军方周一表示，朝鲜向其东海岸海域发射了多枚弹道导弹。此次发射是朝鲜一个月内的第四次发射，紧随首尔最近一次高超音速导弹试射之后。
Separately, North Korea said it test-fired a tactical ballistic missile on Monday to confirm the successful technical upgrade of an unspecified key component.KCNA said the upgrade marked an important step in improving the performance of all offensive weapons systems, without providing further details. South Korea's military said on Monday that North Korea had fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast. The launch was Pyongyang's fourth in a month, following Seoul's recent test of a hypersonic missile.