SEOUL: North Korea conducted on Saturday ( Jan 25 ) a strategic cruise missile test, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.
The country’s leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the check, according to the report, which described it as a test-fire of an “important tool system”.
The underwater-to-surface corporate boat weapons travelled 1, 500km and flew between 7, 507 and 7, 511 hours before hitting their goals, KCNA reported.
In a split Efforts report on Sunday, North Korea’s foreign government vowed the” toughest countermeasure” against the United States as long as Washington “refuses” Pyongyang’s independence.
The government claimed in a statement released by KCNA that the military alliance and combined maneuvers between South Korea and the US were to blame for the region’s growing conflicts.
Donald Trump made the statement as US President Donald Trump said in an interview on Thursday that he would talk to Kim once after their first-term connection.
North Korea’s battle punishment methods were being “perfected more thoroughly”, Kim was quoted as saying, while the president also vowed to continue efforts to strengthen the defense.
Kim Jong Un reaffirmed that the DPRK may often exert considerable effort to defend a future of strong military might and lasting peace and stability.
The DPRK stands for North Korea’s recognized name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff later revealed that on Saturday, North Korea fired several cruise missiles from inland areas toward waters off the west coast at around 4o’clock ( GMT ) for a later statement later in the day.
According to the report, the missile test was a part of plans to expand federal defense capabilities against potential adversaries in response to changing regional health conditions.
Earlier this month, North Korean state media even reported that Kim oversaw a , powerful test , of a new intermediate-range fast ballistic missile.