South Korea says North Korea continues to fire cruise missiles into the sea

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the North Korean launch took place at around 4 a.m., adding that details of the launch were being analyzed by South Korean and US intelligence agencies.

A North Korean missile launch into the sea on August 21, 2023. Photo: Korean Central Television/Yonhap

“While strengthening surveillance and vigilance, our military is maintaining a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the US,” the JCS said in a text message to reporters, Yonhap reported.

North Korea conducted a simulated nuclear attack drill on targets across South Korea on Thursday, state news agency KCNA reported.

The latest launches came after South Korea and the United States ended their 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) drills on Thursday, which North Korea denounced as an invasion rehearsal.

South Korea and the United States have held combined air exercises, involving at least one US B-1B strategic bomber.

In March, North Korea said it also launched a strategic cruise missile “equipped with a test warhead simulating a nuclear warhead.”

Hoang Anh (according to Yonhap, Reuters)

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