"North Korea said Wednesday its recent test-firings of sea-to-surface cruise missiles were successful, in another display of its growing military capabilities as U.S. President Donald Trump visits South Korea. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said the missiles fired Tuesday flew for more than two hours before accurately striking targets in its western waters. It said the weapons would contribute to expanding the operational sphere of the country's nuclear-armed military."
"The joint chiefs said South Korea and the United States were analyzing the weapons and maintaining a combined defense readiness capable of a "dominant response" against any North Korean provocation. The North Korean report came hours before an expected summit between Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the city of Gyeongju, where South Korea is hosting this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings. Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Japan to South Korea, Trump downplayed the North Korean launches."
North Korea conducted test-firings of sea-to-surface cruise missiles that flew for more than two hours and accurately struck targets in western waters. The state news agency characterized the tests as successful and said the weapons would expand the operational sphere of the nuclear-armed military. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected launch preparations and reported the missiles were fired from northwestern waters, while South Korea and the United States are analyzing the weapons and maintaining combined defense readiness. The launches occurred as U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Korea; Trump downplayed the tests and reaffirmed interest in meeting Kim Jong Un. Senior military official Pak Jong Chon attended the tests and inspected training for sailors aboard newly developed destroyers.
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