North Korea says it fired cruise missiles, issues new threat to US
North Korea said it fired two cruise missiles from a submarine and issued a new threat to “mercilessly punish” the US as it starts large-scale military drills with South Korea that have stoked Pyongyang’s anger. North Korea said it fired two cruise missiles from a submarine and issued a new threat to “mercilessly punish” the(AFP) Kim Jong Un’s regime said it fired two strategic cruise missiles Sunday from a submarine off the east of the peninsula that flew on figure-8 paths for about 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) before striking a target. The so-called underwater launching drill verified a North Korean “nuclear war deterrence means” ahead of the joint drills, its official Korean Central News Agency said Monday. ...