HONG KONG — North Korea says it tested four missiles this week to boost deterrence against its foes and pledged to keep developing more powerful warheads, a state media report said, as Pyongyang continues to fire off one of the biggest barrages since Kim Jong Un took power a decade ago.
The first of two tests this week aimed to update the country’s long-range cruise missile system and sent two long-range cruise missiles to hit an island 1,800 kilometers (1,119 miles) away, the official Korean Central News Agency said Friday morning.
A second test on Thursday saw Pyongyang launch two guided missiles to “confirm” its ability to fire conventional warheads with surface-to-surface tactical guided missiles, and also hit a target island, KCNA reported.
