Pyongyang – North Korea has launched fresh firing test of its strategic cruise missiles at the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday, 10 March 2026, witnessed by the country’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, state-media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
The launched of its strategic cruise missiles was from the No. 51 Choe Hyon destroyer from Nampho coast, western part of North Korea. The missiles test was also witnessed by Kim Jong-un's teen daughter Kim Ju-ae.
Meanwhile, South Korean and the United States have been conducting their annual coordinating operation military drill, caleed Freedom Shield, starting from Monday, 9 March 2026 for total 11 days around the Korean Peninsula area.
KCNA reported that Kim Jong-un directly monitored the cruise missiles tests through video monitor, while stressing the importance of maintaining and expanding a "powerful and reliable nuclear war deterrence”.
The missiles test was held amid the increasing of global scrutiny over nuclear capabilities, following US and Israel started their joint military operation against Iran on 28 February, aimed to eliminate the Persian nation’s ability to develop nuclear weapons.
