By Sunghee Hwang North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has hailed the test launch of a new strategic cruise missile from a submarine as a key moment in building the nation’s naval power, state media said Monday. Pyongyang has accelerated weapons testing in the new year, including tests of what it called an “underwater nuclear weapon system” and a solid-fuelled hypersonic ballistic missile. Kim expressed “great satisfaction” over Sunday’s test, state-run news agency KCNA said, […]
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N. Korea fires two cruise missiles: Seoul defence ministry
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea fired two cruise missiles Wednesday, Seoul’s defence ministry said, ending a month-long lull in Pyongyang’s record-breaking spate of weapons tests this year. “Early this morning, we detected that North Korea fired two cruise missiles into the West Sea from Onchon, South Pyongan province,” a ministry official told AFP. “The US and South Korean military authorities are analysing detailed specifications such as flight distance.” North Korea has not tested […]





