North Korea announced Tuesday that it had test-fired sea-to-surface cruise missiles ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to South Korea.
The China-backed U.S. adversary said the missile was fired into its western waters. North Korea’s state-controlled Korean Central News Agency described the test as a success, saying that the weapons would contribute to expanding the operational sphere of the regime’s nuclear-armed military.
The missile test was announced after Trump had already arrived in the region for a series of meetings with top U.S. allies in the region.
North Korea announced the test hours before Trump was due to leave Japan for a summit with South Korean officials….
North Korea Says It Carried Out Cruise Missile Test Ahead of Trump’s Visit to South Korea
