North Korea confirms missile launch, vows bolstered nuclear force, its news agency says

North Korea on Saturday confirmed that it had test-fired a tactical ballistic missile, the government news agency KCNA reported, with leader Kim Jong Un vowing to boost the country’s nuclear force.

Kim oversaw the Friday test-launch into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, on a mission to evaluate the “accuracy and reliability” of a new autonomous navigation system, the KCNA report said.

Kim expressed “great satisfaction” over the test.

The South Korean government reported the launch Friday, saying the North had…