N. Korea conducts another cruise missile launch: JCS

▲ This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Jan. 29, 2024, shows the North's firing of a submarine-launched cruise missile the previous day. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the test-fire of the new Pulhwasal-3-31 strategic cruise missile and reviewed a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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N. Korea conducts another cruise missile launch: JCS

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired several cruise missiles off the west coast Tuesday, the South Korean military said, just two days after it test-fired submarine-launched cruise missiles from the east coast.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the North's launch at around 7 a.m. from its west coast. It did not specify the number of missiles.

"While strengthening our monitoring and vigilance, our military has been closely coordinating with the United States to monitor additional signs of North Korea's provocations," the JCS said in a text message sent to reporters.

It marks the third cruise missile launch in a week.

On Sunday, North Korea test-fired a newly developed submarine-launched strategic cruise missile, named the "Pulhwasal-3-31," off its east coast, just days after the strategic cruise missile was tested for the first time on Wednesday last week.

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