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North Korea tests four strategic cruise missiles

These tests were intended, according to North Korea, to “demonstrate” the “nuclear power” of the Asian country. | Fountain: AFP/Directory

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North Korea launched four strategic cruise missiles, a North Korean state agency said Friday, adding that the tests were meant to “demonstrate” the “strength” of the sealed Asian nation.

This is the latest in a series of provocative missile launches by Pyongyang, raising fears of possible nuclear tests for the first time since 2017.

Four Hwasal-2 missiles were launched from the city of Kim Chaek (central-eastern part of the country) towards the Sea of ​​Japan, the official news agency reported. CTAC.

According to him, they covered 2,000 kilometers before hitting the target “accurately”.

The Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea expressed great satisfaction with the results of these launches.

In accordance with CTAC“The launches again demonstrated the combat position of the” North Korean “nuclear forces, capable of repelling hostile forces.”

Seoul, Tokyo and Washington conduct joint exercises

South Korea, Japan and the US held a joint missile defense exercise yesterday in the international waters of the Sea of ​​Japan (called the East Sea in both Koreas), just days after the Kim Jong-un regime fired three more ballistic missiles. , one of them with an intercontinental range.

The maneuvers, which lasted about five hours, focused on detecting, tracking and intercepting computer-simulated targets and sharing real-time information, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement.

The exercise was held east of the South Korean island of Ulleung and involved three Aegis-equipped destroyers: the South Korean Sejong El Grande, the Japanese Atago and the American USS Barry.

“Through the maritime missile defense exercises, the Republic of Korea (the official name of South Korea), the United States and Japan have strengthened their cooperation in the field of security and response systems,” the JCS text explains.

The demonstration “improves the interoperability of our collective forces and demonstrates the strength of the trilateral relationship,” reflecting a “determination against those who threaten regional stability,” the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a separate letter.

“These exercises demonstrate the commitment of Japan, the United States and the Republic of Korea to closer trilateral cooperation in responding to regional security challenges in an increasingly tense security environment,” the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Letter said in another letter.

(According to AFP/EFE)


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