North Korea test-launches new strategic cruise missile

KCNA said the missile, named "Pulhwasal-3-31", was newly developed and the test did not affect the security of neighboring countries, adding that it had "no relation" to the regional situation.

A strategic cruise missile, dubbed "Pulhwasal-3-31", is test-fired at an undisclosed location in North Korea on January 24, 2024. Photo: KCNA

The article quoted the North Korean Rocket Administration as saying the test was also part of the process of upgrading the country's weapons systems.

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward its west coast at around 7 a.m. Tuesday local time, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday.

North Korea conducted its first nuclear-capable cruise missile test in September 2021. Unlike ballistic missiles, North Korea's cruise missiles are not banned by any United Nations Security Council resolutions.

However, analysts say intermediate-range land-attack cruise missiles pose as much of a threat as ballistic missiles. Cruise missiles and short-range ballistic missiles can both be armed with conventional or nuclear bombs.

Yellow Sea (according to KCNA, Yonhap, Reuters)

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