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Kim supervises destroyer cruise missile test amid Seoul-Washington drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the test-firing of strategic cruise missiles from the Choe Hyon destroyer, state media reported Wednesday, roughly a week after a similar launch from the same vessel. The latest test is widely seen as a show of force against the ongoing South Korea-US joint military exercises, with the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency saying it was intended to underscore Pyongyang’s nuclear deterrence. Kim Jong-un communicated with the warship by telephone and
11 Mar, 05:27 — 11 Mar, 05:27
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First report: Korea Herald · 11 Mar, 05:27|Full coverage: 2 · 4m|Window: 4m
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