North Korea tests 'super-large' cruise missile warhead, new anti-aircraft missile Pyoljji-1-2
North Korean state media said the country's missile administration on Friday conducted a “power test" 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 “certain goal." ALSO READ: North Korea scraps economic cooperation with South Korea amidst sharp deterioration in ties Photos released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency showed at least two missiles being fired off launcher trucks at a runway.
North Korea conducted a similar set of tests February 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. ALSO READ: North Korea's bioweapons program, including 'Poison Pens', raises alarm: US Report KCNA insisted Friday's tests were part of the North's regular military development activities and had nothing to do with the “surrounding situation." Tensions 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.
ALSO READ: North Korea confirms South Korea's claim, tests new strategic cruise missile ‘Pulhwasal-3-31’ Cruise missiles are among a growing collection of North Korean weapons designed to overwhelm regional missile defenses. They supplement the North's vast lineup of ballistic missiles,
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