Kim Jong-un Oversees Launch of New Surface-to-Ship Missile... Orders Strengthening of Military Readiness

Test of New Anti-Ship Missile 'Badasuri-6'
Kim Jong-un "Thoroughly Suppress and Crush Enemy's Adventurous Attempts"

On the 14th, citizens are watching related news in the Seoul Station waiting room as North Korea launched several cruise missiles into the East Sea. [Image source=Yonhap News]

North Korea stated that the missile it launched the previous day into the northeastern waters off Wonsan, Gangwon Province, was a test firing of the new anti-ship missile model 'Badasuri-6'. Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, supervised this test launch and instructed to "strengthen military readiness."

Korean Central News Agency reported on the 15th that Chairman Kim "supervised the test firing of the new ground-to-sea missile 'Badasuri-6' model, which will be equipped with the navy on the morning of the 14th."

The launched missile flew for about 1,400 seconds (approximately 23 minutes and 20 seconds) and hit the target line accurately. The agency conveyed that Chairman Kim was highly satisfied with the results of the test firing.

Chairman Kim ordered the reorganization of the combat formation of the coastal missile battalion of the East and West Sea Fleets, advancing the deployment of ground-to-sea missile capabilities to "thoroughly suppress and crush the enemy navy's adventurous attempts."

He specifically stated, "From now on, we must protect our maritime sovereignty not with rhetorical expressions, statements, or announcements, but through actual military force and actions."

The agency explained that Chairman Kim instructed to "strengthen military readiness in the waters north of Yeonpyeong Island and Baengnyeong Island, where the enemy frequently intrudes with destroyers, frigates, and fast attack crafts."

Chairman Kim claimed, "The South Korean puppets are desperately trying to uphold the so-called 'Northern Limit Line,' a ghost ship line without any basis in international law or legitimate grounds, using excuses such as controlling fishing boats of three countries and maritime patrols, and seriously infringing on our sovereignty by intruding various combat ships into our waters."

He added, "It does not matter how many ships exist in the West Sea of Joseon, nor is there a need to argue about it. What is clear is that if the enemy intrudes into the maritime border line we recognize, it will be regarded as an infringement of our sovereignty and an act of military provocation."

Earlier, the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that North Korea fired several unidentified cruise missiles around 9 a.m. the previous day into the northeastern waters off Wonsan, Gangwon Province. North Korea has launched cruise missiles five times this year alone.

The agency also reported that Chairman Kim conducted an on-site inspection of an important military supply factory.

The specific location and date of the on-site inspection were not disclosed. The agency stated that at this site, Chairman Kim "re-emphasized the critical role of the factory in strengthening military power and presented a resolute task to improve the quality of military supplies and decisively increase production in accordance with the evolving situation and the demands of revolutionary development."

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