North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a new test of missiles from the destructor ‘Choe Hyon’just one month after a similar trial in March and after several tests carried out last week, amid inter-Korean tensions. “Two strategic cruise missiles and three anti-ship missiles were test-launched from the destroyer ‘Choe Hyon,'” the ministry said on Tuesday. KCNA state agencyindicating that the launches were made last Sunday.
Los strategic cruise missiles They flew along the flight orbits established over the yellow sea and achieved the objectives with a “ultra-precise” impact precisionthe agency said. KCNA again described the projectiles as “strategic”in an indication that they could be capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Likewise, the report indicates that Kim reiterated that strengthening the nuclear deterrent “constantly and unlimitedly” is the central priority of national defense. The report does not specify the exact point of the launch, nor do the images released by KCNA reveal it.
Just in March, Kim oversaw a cruise missile test from the Cho Hyon in the middle of Seoul-Washington joint military exercises. The latest test also comes after Pyongyang acknowledged that it conducted several missile tests last week, including one with a ballistic missile equipped with a cluster warhead.
Two more destroyers
North Korea launched the 5,000-ton destroyers ‘Choe Hyon’ and ‘Kang Kon’ last year. The regime has reported that two more are under constructionwhile Kim has requested that one of them be released before the birthday of the foundation of the Korean Workers’ Partywhich is celebrated in October.
The tests in recent days come after Pyongyang downplayed the recent Seoul optimism for Kim’s praise for Lee Jae-myung, after his statements of regret for raids South Korean civil drones in North Korea.
