North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched a live-fire test of multiple missile launch systems with his teenage daughter on Saturday as the regime escalates weapons demonstrations amid joint military exercises between the US and South Korea, state media reported.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim oversaw an attack exercise involving 12 600mm ultra-precision multiple rocket launchers along North Korea’s east coast, according to The Associated Press.
The South Korean military said it had detected about 10 ballistic missiles launched from an area near the North Korean capital Pyongyang.
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter attend a live-fire test of multiple missile launch systems at an undisclosed location in North Korea on Saturday, March 14, 2026. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
South Korea’s National Security Council condemned the launches as a provocation, saying they violated United Nations Security Council resolutions banning North Korea from conducting ballistic missile tests, The Associated Press reported.
Kim said the exercise was intended to demonstrate the destructive potential of the country’s tactical nuclear weapons, according to state media.
“If this weapon is used, the adversary’s military infrastructure within its reach can never survive,” Kim said.
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This North Korean government photo shows leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter watching cruise missiles being launched from the Navy destroyer Choe Hyon via video on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 in North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Photos released by state media showed Kim and his daughter — believed to be named Kim Ju Ae, aged about 13 or 14 — walking near launch vehicles, The Associated Press reported.
Kim’s daughter has appeared alongside him at numerous military events, missile tests and parades since late 2022, fueling speculation that he may position her as a future successor.
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In this North Korean government photo, leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter tries out a gun at a factory that produces pistols and other weapons at an undisclosed location in North Korea on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
The live-fire test followed annual military exercises earlier this week by the US and South Korea, which North Korea routinely condemns as rehearsals for an invasion.
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Last month, Kim reportedly gave his teenage daughter a leading role in the regime’s powerful Missile Administration, the body that oversees Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons.
