While Trump Floats a Kim Meeting, North Korea Flaunts Its U.S.-Range Missiles

By WSJ Archiver October 13, 2026 · Edited October 14, 2026

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured a new National Defense Revolution Museum on Sunday, where he inspected long-range weaponry capable of striking the U.S. mainland, according to state media reports published Tuesday. The facility displays the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, which is designed to carry multiple warheads but has not yet been test-launched, alongside other systems like attack drones and battle tanks. Kim stated that the museum would be expanded and called for more strenuous development of the country’s arsenal.

Background

President Trump suggested on Monday that he might meet with Kim during an upcoming trip to Asia, though Pyongyang has refused to engage with Washington and declared its nuclear status irreversible.
North Korea’s foreign minister dismissed denuclearization as a “daydream” in response to a joint statement from the U.S., Japan, and South Korea issued at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
Seoul officials reported in March that North Korea shipped approximately 33,000 containers of munitions to Russia, while Ukrainian officials stated that North Korea supplied at least 150 ballistic missiles and accounted for up to 40% of Russian ammunition since late 2023.
Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, criticized South Korea and Japan for alleged errors in their public flight data regarding recent North Korean missile tests.

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