North Korea claims Kim Jong Un supervised test launch of new weapons system

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North Korea announced that Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a new weapons system Saturday, which occurred just hours after President Trump boasted that he received a “really beautiful letter” from Kim.

Trump tweeted that the letter contained a “small apology” from Kim about the short-range missile testing and that the North Korean leader wanted to meet in the “not too distant future” to restart negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang, once the U.S. ceased conducting joint military exercises with South Korea.

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