South and North Korea exchanged warning shots, Monday, accusing each other of border violations in the West Sea, in what is already a period of heightened tension. According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), a North Korean merchant ship invaded the Northern Limit Line (NLL) at 3:42 a.m. and the South Korean Navy responded with 20 warning messages and as many warning shots to repel the vessel. However, nearly one hour after the North Korean ship retreated, the North s military fired 10 artillery shells into the West Sea, claiming that a South Korean naval ship intruded into North Korean waters - 2.5 kilometers to five kilometers - with the excuse that South Korean authorities were cracking down on an unidentified ship when they made the alleged intrusion.
North Korea test-launched two long-range cruise missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads on Wednesday, Pyongyang s state news agency reported the next day. Leader Kim Jong-un, who supervised the test, praised it as a successful display of the military s expanding nuclear strike capabilities and a stark warning to its “enemies.” According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the missiles struck their targets as planned after traveling 2,000 kilometers in figure-eight trajectories. The cruise missile type, which is more difficult to detect by radar and has greater accuracy than a ballistic one, is a significant threat to South Korea and its allies, especially if it carries nuclear weapons in the tip.
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