Possibly from a submarine
North Korea fires cruise missiles again
January 28, 2024, 10:32 a.m
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Tensions between North and South Korea will not subside in the new year. The North Korean military is said to have fired several cruise missiles again. They say they are preparing for a “deadly war.” It is the second rocket launch of its kind in a week.
According to South Korea, North Korea has fired several cruise missiles. They were launched on Sunday near North Korea’s Sinpo area, South Korea said. It was initially unclear whether the cruise missiles were launched from a submarine. “As we increase our surveillance and vigilance, our military is working closely with the United States and monitoring additional signs and activity from North Korea,” it said in a statement. According to the South Korean General Staff, this was the second such kill in a week. The missiles were fired around 8 a.m. (local time). No information on the number was given.
Previously, North Korea’s state news agency KCNA condemned a series of military exercises carried out by US and South Korean troops in recent weeks and warned of “merciless” consequences. “The fact that nuclear war exercises have been carried out against our republic since the beginning of the new year requires us to be prepared for a deadly war,” the statement said.
North Korea is again intensifying its confrontation with the United States and its allies. Kim Jong Un’s government is likely to continue or even step up its provocative moves after making progress in developing ballistic missiles, increasing cooperation with Russia and abandoning its decades-long goal of peaceful reunification with South Korea, analysts said.
Isolated North Korea and democratic South Korea are officially still at war. After the end of the Korean War in 1953, an armistice agreement was sealed, but there is no peace treaty. The two countries are separated by a 248 kilometer long demilitarized zone.