North Korea says it fired new long-range cruise missiles, according to state media

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

North Korea says it fired new long-range cruise missiles, according to state media

By Samantha Beech and Jake Kwon, CNN
Updated 2336 GMT (0736 HKT) September 12, 2021

(CNN) — North Korea claims it successfully test-fired new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, according to the country's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

The report, dated Monday, says the country's Academy of Defense Science successfully test-fired the missiles on September 11 and 12, and that the weapons had been in development for two years.

Multiple UN Security Council resolutions have expressed concern about North Korea's ballistic missile program. However, such resolutions have not focused on the development or testing of cruise missiles.

Unlike ballistic missiles, cruise missiles are propelled by jet engines. Much like an airplane, they stay closer to the ground, making them harder to detect.

According to KCNA, the new missiles traveled for 7,580 seconds along oval and figure-eight flight orbits in the air above the territorial land and waters of North Korea and hit targets 1,500 km away.

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[CentralMass]

1. Wonderful.

[Sneederbunk]

2. If NK says so.