SEOUL — Nuclear\u002Darmed North Korea test\u002Dfired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news agency KCNA said on Monday just as U.S.\u002DSouth…
North Korea has long bristled over drills they regard as a rehearsal for invasion. It has conducted a record number of missile tests and drills in the past year in what it says is an effort to boost its nuclear deterrent and make more weapons fully operational.
The submarine launches aimed to show North Korea’s determination to control a situation in which, KCNA said, “the U.S. imperialists and the south Korean puppet forces are getting evermore undisguised in their anti-DPRK military maneuvers.”KCNA said the strategic cruise missiles were fired from the “8.24 Yongung” submarine in the water off the east coast of Korea in the early hours of Sunday.
The missiles traveled some 1,500 kilometers before hitting a target in the sea, the KCNA report said. North Korea has a large submarine fleet but the 8.24 Yongung is its only known experimental ballistic missile submarine. Analysts say it plays a critical role in the development of missiles, submarine technology and operational procedures, as well as hands-on training of new submariners.While overseeing a short-range ballistic missile launching exercise on Thursday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the military to intensify drills to deter and respond to a “real war” if necessary.
On Sunday state media reported that Kim led a ruling party meeting to discuss and decide on “important, practical measures” to boost the country’s war deterrence in the midst of stepped-up actions by the United States and South Korea. The report did not provide specifics on the measures.
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