North Korea on Thursday confirmed that it test-fired two long-range strategic cruise missiles toward the West Sea of Korea and successfully hit its targets on Wednesday.
According to the state-run media, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday guided the launch and praised his nuclear tactical unit for a successful test.
The long-range strategic cruise missiles flew for 10,234 seconds along an oval and pattern-8 flight orbit in the sky above the West Sea of Korea and clearly hit the target 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles) away, Korean Central News Agency reported.
“The test-fire was aimed at further enhancing the combat efficiency and might of the long-range strategic cruise missiles deployed at the units of the Korean People’s Army for the operation of tactical nukes and reconfirming the reliability and technical safety of the overall operational application system,” it said.
Kim said that the launch of long-range strategic cruise missiles proved again their full preparedness for actual war to bring the enemies under their control.
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