SEOUL, 20 Apr: North Korea said Saturday it tested a \u201csuper-large\u201d cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea.
\nNorth Korean state media said the country\u2019s missile administration on Friday conducted a \u201cpower test\u201d for the warhead designed for the Hwasal-1 Ra-3 strategic cruise missile and a test-launch of the Pyoljji-1-2 anti-aircraft missile. It said the tests attained an unspecified \u201ccertain goal.\u201d
\nPhotos released by the North\u2019s official Korean Central News Agency showed at least two missiles being fired off launcher trucks at a runway.
\nNorth Korea conducted a similar set of tests Feb. 2, but at the time did not specify the names of the cruise missile or the anti-aircraft missile, indicating it was possibly seeing technological progress after testing the same system over weeks.
\nKCNA insisted Friday\u2019s tests were part of the North\u2019s regular military development activities and had nothing to do with the \u201csurrounding situation.\u201d
\nTensions on the Korean Peninsula are at their highest in years, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dialing up his weapons demonstrations, which have included more powerful missiles aimed at the U.S. mainland and U.S. targets in the Pacific. The United States, South Korea and Japan have responded by expanding their combined military training and sharpening their deterrence strategies built around strategic U.S. assets.
\nCruise missiles are among a growing collection of North Korean weapons designed to overwhelm regional missile defenses. They supplement the North\u2019s vast lineup of ballistic missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles aimed at the conti-nental United States. (AP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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