Watch North Korea conduct cruise missile test on new 5000-ton warship as Kim Jong Un looks on

• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test launch of strategic cruise missiles from the nation’s new 5,000-ton naval destroyer, Chloe Hyon, North Korea’s state media has said.
• The test on Tuesday, March 10 saw missiles fly for nearly three hours over the Yellow Sea before hitting island targets, according to Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
• State-run television footage showed Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter observing the launch from what appeared to be a command centre.
• According to KCNA, Kim Jong Un stated that “important successes” have been made in “putting the strategic and tactical strike means on a practical basis and deploying them for an actual war.”
• “Such successes have updated the readiness of our army for strategic action," he added.

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Kim Jong Un watches on as North Korea conducts cruise missile test on new 5000-ton destroyer warship