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North Korea unveiled Kim Jong Un's daughter at a missile launch site

This photo provided on Nov. 19, 2022 by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter inspect the site of a missile launch at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has unveiled the little-known daughter of its leader Kim Jong Un at a missile launch site, attracting keen attention on a fourth-generation member of the dynastic family that has ruled North Korea for more than seven decades.

The North's state media said Saturday that Kim had observed the launch of its new type of intercontinental ballistic missile with his wife Ri Sol Ju, their "beloved daughter" and other officials the previous day. Kim said the launch of the Hwasong-17 missile — the North's longest-range, nuclear-capable missile — proved he has a reliable weapon to contain U.S.-led military threats.

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