South Korean officials condemned this Tuesday: North Korea launches multiple cruise missiles In the context of rising tensions on the peninsula, just two days after the testing of multiple strategic cruise missiles from a submarine towards the Sea of Japan, off the coast of the Yellow Sea.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that the launch was detected around 7 a.m. (local time) but did not provide further details as it was conducting an analysis, the agency reported. news. “As we strengthen our monitoring and surveillance, our Military is in close coordination with the United States to monitor for additional signs of North Korean provocations,” the country’s Armed Forces said.
This Pyongyang launches third cruise missile in a week. On January 24, it conducted the first such test since September 2023, when it tested two long-range strategic cruise missiles with simulated nuclear warheads.
Last week, North Korea claimed it had tested an “underwater nuclear weapons system” in response to the latest joint naval exercise involving South Korea, the United States and Japan. A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense explained that these activities “cause further destabilization of the regional situation and pose a serious threat to the security of the region.”
Recently, North Korea’s Supreme People’s Congress approved the abolition of reunification committees, deeming it a “serious anachronistic mistake” to continue to view Seoul as a “reconciliation and reunification partner” due to its decision to overthrow Kim Jong. While the UN government partners with “foreign powers”.