SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — The Democratic People\’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a strategic cruise missile launching drill Thursday, a move aimed at examining the rapid response posture of its strategic cruise missile units, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Friday.
A strategic cruise missile unit of the Korean People\’s Army in the eastern region fired four \”Hwasal-2\” strategic cruise missiles towards eastern waters at dawn, which traveled on a flight trajectory before hitting target as designed, the report said.
The launching drill \”successfully achieved its object,\” it said.
South Korea and the United States on Wednesday held a combined military exercise at the Pentagon, involving simulations including using a nuclear weapon.