US EditionNorth Korea Test-Fires Long-Range Cruise Missiles: State Media
Kim Jong Un emphasized the importance of nuclear deterrence reliability and urged continued development of North Korea's nuclear combat forces amid security threats, state media 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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As Pyongyang multiplies the tests, his leader called for an "unlimited and sustained" development of the country's nuclear forces.
North Korea carried out two sea trials of long-range cruise missiles, announced on Monday the state media. During this exercise organized on Sunday, apparently the first of its kind since early November, North Korean leader Kim Jong One supervised the operations and called for an "unlimited and sustained" development of his country's nuclear forces, wrote the KCNA news agency. The latter first reported a single shot, before mentioning two projec…
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AlKhaleej TodayNorth Korea’s Kim Jong Un doubles down on nuclear force after overseeing cruise missile launch
SEOUL, Dec 29 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a long-range strategic cruise missile launching drill yesterday, state media KCNA said today.The launch is the latest event attended by Kim in a flurry of activity by the North Korean leader to underscore the country’s military and economic progress before a key party congress expected to be held in early 2026, which will set a development plan for North Korea for the next five years.Kim ex…
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