North Korea tested what it described as a new type of "cutting-edge" anti-ship missile with its leader Kim Jong Un pictured beaming at the launch, as shown in state media on Saturday.
But some analysts are saying North Korea's touted missiles appear to be Russian designs.
The announcement of the test also occurs just weeks before the annual joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, that annually draws colorful rhetoric and promises of catastrophe from Pyongyang. The test-firing took place in the East Sea and the North Korean media boasted that its "intelligent rocket precisely sought, tracked and hit the 'enemy' ship after taking a safe flight."
The South Korean Defense ministry said five short-range missiles were fired yesterday with a range of 200 kilometers (124 miles).
The purpose of the new missiles are for North Korea to defend its waters and "strongly react to any attempt of the enemy's fleets of warships for military attack, through close combat or distant combat," according to KCNA news agency of North Korea that is state-run.
North Korean media also showed a beaming Kim standing with military generals who were clapping. It was also reported that Kim expressed "satisfaction" over the "highest level" of rockets being developed in North Korea.
This article scares me. I'm not sure if I trust North Korea. I'm starting to think that instead of them just getting more dominant and controlling and having the best government and military, that they're planning to use it to attack someone. This reminds me of other times during wars like WWI and WWII where new powerful weapons were unveiled and they became headlines.
Source is here: http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/09/asia/north-korea-missiles/index.html
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