North Korean leader inspects new missile test launch

On February 15, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the country's leader Kim Jong-un inspected the test launch of a new surface-to-sea missile and ordered tighter defense arrangements near the western sea border.

According to KCNA , Pyongyang test-fired a new missile called Padasuri-6 on February 14.

Leader Kim Jong-un (right) on January 28, 2024 inspected the test launch of the strategic cruise missile “Pulhwasal-3-31” from a submarine and Pyongyang’s nuclear submarine construction project. (Photo: Yonhap/VNA)

The missile hit its target after flying over waters east of the Korean Peninsula for about 1,400 seconds.

However, KCNA did not release further details, such as the number of missiles tested in this launch.

Earlier, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on February 14 that North Korea had launched several cruise missiles off its east coast that morning.

The JCS detected the missiles launched at around 9 a.m. local time on February 14 (07 a.m. Vietnam time) into the sea northeast of the coastal city of Wonsan. However, the South Korean military did not specify the number of missiles.

This is the fifth time North Korea has launched a cruise missile since the beginning of the year. Pyongyang has conducted weapons tests including launching cruise missiles from sea and land, as well as firing artillery into the sea near the inter-Korean maritime border in the west.

(Source: vietnamplus)

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