[김책=AP/뉴시스] In a photo provided by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency, the North Korean military is launching a strategic cruise missile ‘Arrow-2’ in the area of Kimchaek City, North Hamgyong Province, on February 23 last year. 2024.01.31.
[서울=뉴시스] Reporter Nam Bitnara = North Korea announced on the 31st that the cruise missile launched on the 30th was the existing ‘Arrow-2 Type’.
On this day, the Korean Central News Agency reported on ‘Korean People’s Army General Staff’s Strategic Cruise Missile Launch Training’ and stated, “The Korean People’s Army conducted a strategic cruise missile ‘Arrow-2’ launch training in the West Sea of Korea on January 30.”
He added, “The training contributed to inspecting our military’s rapid counterattack posture and increasing strategic strike capabilities, and did not have any negative impact on the safety of neighboring countries.”
North Korea launched the Arrow-1 in September 2021, followed by the Arrow-2 in January 2022. The range of Arrow 2 is approximately 1,800 to 2,000 km, and North Korea claims that Arrow-1 and Arrow 2 can be equipped with tactical nuclear warheads ‘Hwasan-31’.
This time, the announcement that the counterattack posture was inspected by firing Arrow-2 is presumed to mean that it has completed its military deployment and deployed it to an actual combat unit.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (Joint Chiefs of Staff) announced that North Korea launched several cruise missiles into the West Sea around 7 a.m. the previous day.
North Korea’s cruise missile launches occurred three times in one week. On the 24th, North Korea launched a new cruise missile, the ‘Bully Arrow-3-31’ type cruise missile, into the West Sea and also fired the Bull Arrow-3-31 into the East Sea on the 28th. North Korea announced through communications on the 29th that the Bulhwasar-3-31 is a submarine-launched strategic cruise missile.
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