North Korea fires strategic cruise missiles, vows tough stance on U.S.

26/1/2025 7:20

North Korea conducted a strategic cruise missile test on Saturday, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.



The country's leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test, according to the report, which described it as a test-fire of an "important weapon system."



The underwater-to-surface strategic cruise missiles travelled 1,500 kilometres and flew between 7,507 and 7,511 seconds before hitting their targets, KCNA reported.



In a separate KCNA report on Sunday, North Korea's foreign ministry vowed the "toughest counteraction" against the United States as long as Washington "refuses" Pyongyang's sovereignty.