JCS: "North Korea's Announcement of Cruise Missile Launch Is Exaggerated"

"Detecting Related Signs for Real-Time Monitoring"

The Joint Chiefs of Staff stated regarding North Korea's launch of a strategic cruise missile announced on the 21st, "The content announced by North Korea is exaggerated and contains many inaccuracies."

Through a text message sent to the press corps on the same day, the Joint Chiefs said, "South Korea and the United States detected related signs in advance and were monitoring in real-time." However, the Joint Chiefs did not explain which parts of North Korea's announcement were exaggerated or inaccurate.

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Earlier, Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, inspected the naval fleet and observed the strategic cruise missile launch training, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the same day. Although the date of Kim's naval fleet inspection was not disclosed, it appears to have been conducted as a measure to counter the South Korea-U.S. joint exercise 'Ulchi Freedom Shield' (UFS), which began at midnight on that day.

The Joint Chiefs stated, "Under a firm combined defense posture, the military will carry out planned joint exercises and training intensively and thoroughly, maintaining a solid readiness posture based on the capability to overwhelmingly respond to any provocation from North Korea."

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