NKorea test-fires 4 strategic cruise missiles

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 25, 2023 1:07 am

SEOUL: North Korea has test-fired four strategic cruise missiles into the sea, state media said Friday, adding that the drill 'demonstrated once again the war posture' of Pyongyang's 'nuclear combat force.

'It was the latest in a series of provocative weapons tests that have sent tensions soaring on the Korean peninsula — and heightened fears that the North might conduct its first nuclear test since 2017.

YEARNING FOR WAR This photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, and released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday, shows strategic cruise missile Hwasal-2 launching from a platform during a drill in the area of Kim Chaek City in North Hamgyong province. AFP PHOTO

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