Seoul: North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic cruise guided missiles, the North’s state media reported Sunday. The North’s Missile Administration conducted the test-fire the previous day as “part of plans for building the national defense capabilities to raise the effectiveness of strategic control against potential enemies,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
According to Qatar News Agency, the missiles precisely hit the targets after traveling the 1,500 kilometer-long elliptical and eight-shaped flight orbits for 7,507 to 7,511 seconds. The report stated that the launch had no negative impact on the security of neighboring countries.
Overseeing the launch, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un noted that “the war deterrence means of the armed forces of the DPRK are being perfected more thoroughly,” the KCNA said. Kim also affirmed that “DPRK will always make strenuous efforts in a responsible manner to perform its important mission and duty for defending sustainable and lasting peace and stability on the basis of more powerfully developed military muscle in the future.” This is the first missile launch since US President Donald Trump took office last week.
