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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaNorth Korea fires cruise missiles off east coast, Seoul reportsPublished57 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsNorth Korea missile testsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A previous North Korean missile launch seen on TV in SeoulBy George WrightBBC NewsNorth Korea has fired several cruise missiles in waters off its east coast, South Korea’s military says.In recent months the nuclear-armed communist state has tested missiles repeatedly, raising regional tension. Sunday’s launch took place near the port of Sinpo. Neither the number nor type of missiles is clear yet.On Wednesday North Korea test fired a new strategic cruise missile called Pulhwasal-3-31, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency says.Reporting the new launch, which took place at 08:00 (23:00 GMT Saturday), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said “our military has been closely coordinating with the United States to monitor additional signs of North Korea’s provocations”.Is North Korea’s leader actually considering war?North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been increasingly aggressive in his policy direction and rhetoric in recent months, ending several agreements aimed at peace-keeping and ramping up military action.Pyongyang has claimed a test of a new solid-fuelled missile, and its underwater attack drones, which can supposedly carry a nuclear weapon, since the start of January.They follow on from two years of near-monthly missile launches and weapons development in blatant contravention of UN sanctions.Earlier this month, Kim Jong Un declared the former bedrock goal of re-unification with South Korea was over, designating the South as the “principal enemy”.This has led to concerns that North Korea is preparing for war. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told his cabinet this month that if the North carried out a provocation, the South “will retaliate multiple times stronger”, pointing to the South Korean military’s “overwhelming response capabilities”.Related TopicsAsiaNorth Korea missile testsSouth KoreaNorth Korea–South Korea relationsNorth KoreaMore on this storyIs North Korea’s leader actually considering war?Published4 days agoNorth Korea fires most powerful long-range missilePublished18 December 2023Top StoriesUN agency condemns aid halt after Hamas attack claimPublished6 hours agoPost Office chairman asked to step downPublished1 hour agoEx-minister of secretive sect admits child sex abusePublished3 hours agoFeaturesWho invented butter chicken? Creamy dish centre of court battleWhen Louis Vuitton tries to make you change your brand nameAuschwitz film was ‘like Big Brother’ in house next to campKuenssberg: What do voters think of party leaders? Not a lotWould it bother you if you only got mail three days a week?Net closes in on vigilante destroyer of Italy’s speed camerasMy dad saved my club, now we’re playing Man UtdOneFour: The rap group dividing AustraliaYour pictures on the theme of ‘wilderness’Elsewhere on the BBCHow are jelly beans made?Gregg Wallace visits a factory in Dublin that makes over ten million of the sweets per day!AttributioniPlayerIs this the greatest Jurassic predator that ever lived?Sir David Attenborough investigates a unique discovery: the skull of a giant, prehistoric sea monsterAttributioniPlayer’I smashed all my trophies’Bradley Wiggins opens up about his mental health and imposter syndromeAttributioniPlayerA Royle Family reunion and the best of the North!Ricky Tomlinson and Ralf Little set off on an epic camper van adventure across Northern EnglandAttributioniPlayerMost Read1World’s largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami2Ex-minister of secretive sect admits child abuse3Dragons’ Den episode edited after ME complaints4Post Office chairman asked to step down5UN agency condemns aid halt after Hamas attack claim6Beauty giant Avon under fire over Russia links7My dad saved my club, now we’re playing Man Utd8Australian drill rap vs the police9North Korea fires cruise missiles off east coast10Cuddly toy sellers chase an unlikely audience
[ad_1] The missile launch follows months of weapons testing by communist North Korea, raising tensions.
