North Korea says it has tested ‘tactical nuclear’ cruise missiles

North Korea has tested two long-range strategic cruise missiles. Kim Chen In State media reported on Thursday that it was hailed as a successful deployment of a tactical nuclear strike capability.

Kim Chen In According to the official agency, he led the launch of the rockets, which traveled 2,000 kilometers over the sea, and expressed “great satisfaction” with the test. CTAC.

He indicated that the shells fired on Wednesday reached their intended targets, but did not specify which ones.

This is the latest launch in a series of weapons tests that have heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula and fueled fears that Pyongyang conduct the first nuclear test since 2017.

The North Korean leader expressed “great satisfaction” with tests designed to increase the combat effectiveness of missiles “deployed in parts of the Korean People’s Army to operate tactical nuclear weapons,” reports CTAC.

North Korea said this week that his recent missile tests included “tactical nuclear” exercises simulating an attack on the South.

“The latest test means that the North is using tactical nuclear weapons in the form of cruise missiles, which are harder to detect due to their low-altitude flight,” he explained to the press. AFP Hong Min from the Korean National Unification Institute.

“This is a test of Pyongyang’s ability to plant nuclear warheads,” he said, adding that cruise missiles can also have non-standard flight paths, making them difficult to intercept.

“Endless Development”

After the tests, Kim Jong-un said that North Korea should “expand the scope of its strategic nuclear forces.”

“Kim Chen In He stressed that we must focus all efforts on the endless and accelerated development of the national armed forces to fight nuclear weapons,” the KCNA statement said.

For Kim, acquiring tactical nuclear weapons — smaller and lighter, designed for use on the battlefield — is a priority raised at a party convention in January 2021, and this year he pledged to develop North Korea’s nuclear forces as quickly as possible.

In September, the country revised its nuclear legislation to allow for pre-emptive strikes, with Kim saying that North Korea it is an “irreversible” nuclear power that closes the door to negotiations over its arsenal. (AFP)