North Korea tests two cruise missiles from a submarine

North Korea conducted a test launch Two “strategic cruise missiles” from a submarine near Gyeongpo Bay off the country’s east coast late Sunday night, according to North Korean state media and the South Korean news agency Yonhap.

The drills were held in response to “military maneuvers against the DPRK” by “US imperialists and South Korean puppet forces,” the state-run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

Boer confirmed the reliability weapons system and reviewed the offensive actions of the submarine-surface units of submarines that are part of the other main DPRK nuclear deterrence forces,” the KCNA statement said.

The South Korean military confirmed that they had detected the launch of an “unidentified missile” by North Korea, saying they were “maintaining a state of full readiness in close cooperation with the United States,” the Yonhap news agency reported.

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US conducts joint military exercises with South Korea within 11 days starting from Monday. The exercise, known as Freedom Shield, will “enhance unit combat readiness and the joint defensive posture,” the US military in Korea said.

PHOTO: In this photo provided by the South Korean Ministry of Defense, a US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress (center) flies in formation with South Korean Air Force KF-16s and South Korean Air Force F-15Ks over the western sea.  Korean Peninsula during a joint air exercise in South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2023

PHOTO: In this photo provided by the South Korean Ministry of Defense, a US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress (center) flies in formation with South Korean Air Force KF-16s and South Korean Air Force F-15Ks over the western sea. Korean Peninsula during a joint air exercise in South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2023 (Ministry of Defense of South Korea via AP)

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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un led a mock attack in South Korea on Friday, instructing his country’s armed forces to prepare in response to “furious preparations for war” by the country’s enemies.

Timothy Nerozzi of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.