Pyongyang [North Korea], April 20: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea tested the power of a "super-large warhead" for strategic cruise missiles and test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile on April 19.
Information on testing strategic cruise missile warheads and launching new anti-aircraft missiles was posted by North Korean state media on April 20.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the North Korean Missile Administration conducted a test of a warhead designed for the "Hwasal-1 Ra-3" strategic cruise missile and a test launch of the missile. new air defense system "Pyoljji-1-2" in the Yellow Sea on April 19, noting that the test launch achieved "certain goals".
"Both tests are part of the regular activities of the government and its affiliated defense scientific institutes for rapid technological development and have nothing to do with the surrounding situation," KCNA said in a statement. a post in English.
South Korea , Japan and the United States have not mentioned anything about these tests, although they often immediately release information whenever North Korea is discovered to have launched a missile test.
In February, North Korea said it conducted what it called a "super-large warhead power test of a cruise missile" and test-fired a new type of anti-aircraft missile in the Yellow Sea, according to Yonhap.
In early April, Pyongyang said it tested a new hypersonic missile, with medium to long range and using solid fuel. Leader Kim Jong-un directly supervised the test launch.
North Korea has been subject to a series of international sanctions since its second nuclear test in 2009 but has continued its nuclear and weapons program.
This year, North Korea declared South Korea its main enemy and abolished agencies specializing in reunification and bilateral communication, threatening to declare war if an inch of land is violated.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper