North Korea successfully tested a strategic cruise missile on Saturday, with leader Kim Jong Un observing the event. The missiles traveled 1,500 kilometers and demonstrated accuracy before hitting their targets. Kim emphasized the importance of strengthening North Korea's military capabilities to ensure peace and stability in the region.
North Korea conducted a strategic cruise missile test on Saturday, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. The country’s leader, Kim Jong Un , oversaw the test, according to the report which described it as a test-fire of an “important weapon system.” The strategic cruise missile s traveled 1,500 kilometers and flew between 7,507 and 7,511 seconds before hitting their targets, KCNA reported.
North Korea’s war deterrence means were being “perfected more thoroughly,” Kim was quoted as saying, while the leader also vowed to continue efforts to strengthen the military. “Kim Jong Un affirmed that the DPRK will always make strenuous efforts...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,” the report stated. The DPRK stands for North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The report said the missile test was part of plans to build national defense capabilities against potential enemies in line with changing regional safety circumstances.
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