Photo / APNorth Korea claims it successfully test-fired new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, according to the country's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). According to KCNA, the new missiles travelled for 7580 seconds along an oval and pattern-8 flight orbits in the air above the territorial land and waters of North Korea. North Korea claims it successfully test-fired new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, according to the country's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Unlike ballistic missiles, cruise missiles are propelled by jet engines, like an airplane, and stay closer to the ground making them harder to detect. North Korea has repeatedly threatened to resume its long-range missile testing regime after denuclearisation talks with former US President Donald Trump fell through.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 12, 2021 23:26 UTC