South Korea’s military earlier announced that its neighbor had fired several cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea, at a time when tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang are at an all-time high.
North Korea tested a new generation strategic cruise missile on Wednesday, January 24, the state press agency announced. The KCNA report did not specify the number of missiles tested, but South Korea’s military said it came hours after the North fired several cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea west of the peninsula. Korean.
South Korea’s military earlier announced that its northern neighbor had fired several cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea, at a time when tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang are at an all-time high. “Our military has detected several cruise missiles fired by North Korea towards the Yellow Sea” Around 7 a.m. Wednesday (10 p.m. GMT Tuesday), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. “Detailed specifications are closely analyzed by South Korean and US intelligence services”he added.
Atmospheric cruise missile tests do not fall under UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. And this is in contrast to ballistic missiles, whose trajectory is mainly in space and nuclear weapons.
