JCS: "North Korea Fires Cruise Missile over West Sea"

The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that North Korea fired several cruise missiles into the West Sea on the 30th.

The scene of Seoul Station's waiting room on the 25th, when North Korea announced the first test launch of the new strategic cruise missile 'Bulhwachal-3-31'. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

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The JCS stated, "Around 7 a.m. today, we detected several unidentified cruise missiles launched by the North toward the West Sea, and South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities are conducting a detailed analysis. Our military has strengthened surveillance and vigilance while closely cooperating with the U.S. side and is closely monitoring North Korea's activities."

This marks the second time in two days that North Korea has launched cruise missiles, following the launches on the 28th. This is the third time this month that the JCS has detected and announced North Korea's cruise missile launches. On the 24th, North Korea fired several new strategic cruise missiles, 'Bulhwachal-3-31,' toward the West Sea near Pyongyang, and on the 28th, it launched two Bulhwachal-3-31 missiles into the sea near Sinpo City, South Hamgyong Province.

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