SpaceWar.com reports: “North Korea test-fired strategic cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea in a demonstration of Pyongyang’s nuclear deterrent capabilities, state-run media said Friday.

The missiles were launched from the western area of the country on Wednesday morning, Korean Central News Agency reported, and ‘precisely hit the targets’ after flying for around 130 minutes along a 986-mile oval trajectory.

‘The purpose of the launching drill was to let the enemies, who are fostering and escalating the confrontation environment … know the [Korean People’s Army]’s counterattack capability in any space and the readiness of its various nuke operation means,’ the KCNA report said.

Pyongyang uses the term ‘strategic’ to indicate that missiles are nuclear-capable.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the drill and expressed satisfaction, the report said…”