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N. Korea Conducts Another Cruise Missile Test

NORTH KOREA

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff informed that North Korea fired several cruise missiles off its west coast today, extending this year's series of tests to four. The military said that Pyongyang fired the projectiles around 11:00am local time (02:00GMT), without providing any further details.

  • The latest missile test came hours after North Korean media reported that during an inspection of a shipyard in Nampho on the west coast, Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un reaffirmed his focus on strengthening North Korean naval forces amid ongoing "war preparations".

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