North Korea’s cruise missile launches test regional defence as arms race intensifies

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North Korea reportedly test-fired two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles from its eastern coast, including launches associated with a tactical nuclear-capable submarine. Observers say the tests could complicate regional defenses and raise questions about the readiness of North Korea’s undersea arsenal.

North Korea’s apparent use of different launch methods to fire two types of cruise missiles from a tactical nuclear-capable submarine could complicate regional defence, while raising fresh questions about the operational readiness of its growing undersea arsenal, observers have said. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Thursday it had “test-fired two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles” off its eastern coast. The tests “contributed to inspecting the...