Pyongyang has conducted a blitz of ballistic missile tests recently which it described as tactical nuclear drills that simulated taking out airports and military facilities across South Korea.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Kim Jong Un supervised the launch of two long-range cruise missiles, state media said Thursday, adding that the weapons were equipped to carry tactical nukes and had already been deployed to North Korean army units.The cruise missiles - which travel at much lower altitudes than ballistic missiles, making them harder to detect and intercept - travelled 2,000 kilometres over the sea Wednesday before hitting their targets, the Korean Central News Agency said.
North Korea must "continue to expand the operational sphere of the nuclear strategic armed forces to resolutely deter any crucial military crisis and war crisis," the report added. Kim made acquiring tactical nukes - smaller, lighter weapons designed for battlefield use - a top priority at a key party congress in January 2021, and this year vowed to develop North Korea's nuclear forces at the fastest possible speed.
Since then, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington have ramped up combined military exercises, including deploying a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier to the area twice, infuriating Pyongyang, which sees such drills as rehearsals for invasion.
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