Seoul [South Korea], February 24 (ANI): North Korea test-fired 4 strategic cruise missiles from Kim Chaek in North Hamgyong province towards the East Sea throughout a drill on Thursday to display the “war posture of the DPRK nuclear combat force,” Yonhap news company reported citing Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
According to the news report, a sub-unit of the North’s strategic cruise missile unit fired 4 “Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missiles” from Kim Chaek. The launches got here on the heels of the joint army workout routines between the US and South Korea earlier this week.
The 4 cruise missiles hit the preset goal on the East Sea of Korea after travelling the two,000-kilometer-long elliptical and eight-shaped flight orbits for 10,208 seconds to 10,224 seconds, the report acknowledged.
“The drill reconfirmed the reliability of the weapon system and examined the rapid response posture of strategic cruise missile units that constitute one of major forces of the DPRK nuclear deterrent,” Yonhap news company quoted KCNA as saying.
“The drill clearly demonstrated once again the war posture of the DPRK nuclear combat force bolstering up in every way its deadly nuclear counterattack capability against the hostile forces,” it added.
South Korea’s army stated it was analysing varied prospects, together with whether or not North Korea’s declare of the launches was true or not, the Yonhap report stated.
In an announcement, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff stated the South Korean and United States reconnaissance and surveillance belongings had been carefully monitoring the related space on the time of the drills Pyongyang has claimed.
On February 22, the US, Japan and South Korea performed a trilateral ballistic missile defence train, the US Navy stated in an announcement.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Barry (DDG 52) performed a trilateral ballistic missile defence train within the Sea of Japan together with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Atago-class guided missile destroyer JS Atago (DDG 177), and South Korea’s Navy destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991).
“This exercise enhances the interoperability of our collective forces and demonstrates the strength of the trilateral relationship with our Japan and Republic of Korea allies. This trilateral cooperation is reflective of our shared values and resolve against those who challenge regional stability,” US Navy stated in an announcement. (ANI)