North Korea tests submarine-launched missile, Seoul confirms

By Associated Press

Mar 13, 2023 9:38 am

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: North Korea said Monday it has conducted submarine-launched cruise missile tests, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to be ready to repel its rivals' 'frantic war preparation moves.'

The test on Sunday came a day before the US and South Korean militaries begin large-scale joint military drills that North Korea views as a rehearsal for invasion.

This picture taken on March 12, 2023 in the early morning and released on March 13, 2023 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows an underwater firing exercise of a strategic cruise missile held in the waters of Gyeongpo Bay. AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS

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