On March 13, 2023, the Korean Central News Agency The KCNA reported that North Korea has confirmed the test of a submarine-launched 8.24 Yongkung ballistic missile in the Sea of Japan. On the morning of 12 March, the missile glided for more than an hour at a speed of 1,500 kilometers per hour. before the goal satisfies the Armed Forces Central Commission
CNN reported that It is the same submarine that North Korea used to test its first submarine-launched ballistic missile in 2016 hours earlier. South Korea’s military said An unidentified missile launch was detected from a submarine. near the port city of Xinpo in South Hamgyong Province east of North Korea During Sunday, March 12
The test was only a few days ago. After President Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s Supreme Leader ordered the army to prepare for intensive military drills. to prepare for a real war North Korea’s new ballistic missile drill, meanwhile, came just a day before the US military. and South Korea will begin a large joint military exercise This could make North Korea viewed as a threat to attack.
North Korea has conducted several missile tests this year. since intercontinental ballistic missiles short range missile and long-range guided missile systems which experts consider Enhance North Korea’s ballistic missile drills It serves as a warning to South Korea and the United States that North Korea’s nuclear weapons capabilities, in particular, include nuclear missiles. That can attack two enemy countries.
