North Korea conducts cruise missile test ahead of Donald Trump's visit to South Korea
The missiles were launched vertically and flew for more than two hours, the official KCNA news agency said Wednesday.
North Korea conducted a sea-launched cruise missile test off its western coast on Tuesday ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to South Korea, North Korean state media reported.
The missiles were launched vertically and flew for more than two hours, the official KCNA news agency said Wednesday.
Skip the adQuoted by KCNA, Pyongyang's top military official who oversaw the test, Pak Jong Chon, said "significant successes" had been achieved in developing the North's "nuclear forces" as a military deterrent.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who regularly oversees major launches, was absent from Tuesday's launch, the same source noted. He was also not mentioned by KCNA in its report on the test launch of several hypersonic missiles last week.
US President Donald Trump, who has been touring Asia since Sunday, reiterated that he would "very much like" to meet with the North Korean leader on this occasion. Their last meeting took place in 2019 in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas. Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in South Korea on Wednesday.
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