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Pyongyang [North Korea]Oct. 13 (ANI): North Korea test-fired two long-range strategic cruise missiles, North Korea’s state media reported on Thursday, while adding that leader Kim Jong Un directed the missile test launch at the scene.
The test was aimed at further improving the combat efficiency of long-range missiles deployed for tactical nuclear weapons operations, KCNA reported.
State media added that Kim Jong-un was “very satisfied” with the results of the test launch and appreciated the high responsiveness of the country’s “nuclear combat” forces.
North Korean leaders have been watching the country’s tactical nuclear warfare training for the past few days. On Monday, state media published photos of Kim Jong-un inspecting a missile launch at an undisclosed location in the country.
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The missile that North Korea fired at Japan on October 4 was a newly developed missile designed to send a stronger warning to its enemies, reports said.
Tensions are escalating on the Korean peninsula as North Korea, led by Kim Jong-un, has tested multiple missiles, including one that flew over neighboring Japan. The United States and its allies responded with bombing exercises.
Pyongyang has fired several missiles over the past few weeks, sparking concerns in the region, and the United States, South Korea and Japan responded this week with missile launches and joint military exercises, CNN reported.
North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Saturday, a day after the U.S. and South Korea completed naval exercises.
It was a follow-up to the launch of an unidentified ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday. It was the first such missile launch in years, a reminder to residents of northern Japan to take shelter.
On Saturday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff called it a “serious provocation” that undermined peace and security.
The DPRK’s repeated launch of ballistic missiles is a serious provocation that undermines the peace and security of the Korean Peninsula and the international community, and is a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that the projectile fired had a range of about 350 kilometers and an altitude of about 90 kilometers.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken slammed the missile launch, warning that if North Korea continued “on this provocative path,” it would only increase condemnation and isolation, according to CNN.
Under Kim Jong Un’s regime, North Korea has tested a record number of missiles this year as it expands its arsenal. (ANI)
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