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North Korea Test-Fires Long-Range Cruise Missiles: State Media
Kim Jong Un called for 'unlimited and sustained' nuclear force development after overseeing two cruise missiles flying nearly three hours over the Yellow Sea, KCNA reported.
- On Dec. 28, 2025, North Korea test-fired two strategic long-range cruise missiles into the sea, with Kim Jong Un overseeing the drill, KCNA reported.
- The drill aimed to review the counter-offensive response posture and combat capability of long-range missile sub-units, KCNA said, as part of inspections before the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.
- Flight data show the missiles flew for 10,199 seconds and 10,203 seconds along preset trajectories, with South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detecting launches from the Sunan area near Pyongyang at around 8 a.m.
- Seoul said it remains ready to repel any North Korean provocations through its alliance with the United States, while KCNA warned North Korea may conduct additional missile tests at the end of the year.
- Ahead of the party congress, analysts say North Korea aims to improve strike precision, challenge the United States and South Korea, and test weapons before potential export to Russia in its first cruise-missile test since early November.
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North Korea tests cruise missiles in show of 'combat readiness'
North Korea test-fired two strategic long-range cruise missiles, state media reported Monday, hailing the exercise as a show of "combat readiness" against foreign threats.
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