N. Korea test-fires strategic cruise missile: KCNA

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) — North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic cruise guided missiles, the North’s state media reported Sunday, quoting Kim as saying that Pyongyang’s deterrence means are being perfected
The North’s Missile Administration conducted the test-fire the previous day as “part of plans for building the national defense capabilities to raise the effectiveness of strategic control against potential enemies,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
The missiles precisely hit the targets after traveling the 1,500 kilometer-long elliptical and eight-shaped flight orbits for 7,507 to 7,511 seconds, the report said, adding that launch had no negative impact on the security of neighboring countries.
Overseeing the launch, leader Kim Jong-un noted that “The war deterrence means of the armed forces of the DPRK are being perfected more thoroughly,” the KCNA said. DPRK stands for the country’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Kim also affirmed that “DPRK will always make strenuous efforts in a responsible manner to perform its important mission and duty for defending sustainable and lasting peace and stability on the basis of more powerfully developed military muscle in the future.”

This image of a North Korean sea-to-surface strategic cruise guided missile under a test-fire is published by the Korean Central News Agency on Jan. 26, 2025. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
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