North Korea test-fires submarine-launched cruise missiles amid rising tensions
- North Korea has test-fired two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles, state news agency KCNA said Thursday.
- The agency said the missiles were fired Wednesday into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, without "any adverse impact on the security of neighboring countries".
- The reported launch came after weeks of mounting friction over a landmine explosion along the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea.
Confirmed
- North Korea has test-fired two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles, state news agency KCNA said Thursday.
- The agency said the missiles were fired Wednesday into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, without "any adverse impact on the security of neighboring countries".
- The reported launch came after weeks of mounting friction over a landmine explosion along the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea.
Sources: France 24, Al Jazeera