{"id":2395422,"date":"2025-01-27T03:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T08:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-announces-test-of-cruise-missile-system-to-bring-lasting-peace-and-stability-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T03:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T08:18:34","slug":"north-korea-announces-test-of-cruise-missile-system-to-bring-lasting-peace-and-stability-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-announces-test-of-cruise-missile-system-to-bring-lasting-peace-and-stability-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea announces test of cruise missile system to bring \u2018lasting peace and stability\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-announces-test-of-cruise-missile-system-to-bring-lasting-peace-and-stability-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2395422&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>North Korea has \u200bannounced a successful test of its cruise missile system, marking its fourth \u200cmissile\u2064 launch since November and teh second \u2063since\u200d the inauguration of President Donald Trump. \u200bThe \u200dtest was \u200breported by\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poland-to-raise-minimum-wage-twice-in-2024-minister-says\/\" title=\"Poland to raise minimum wage twice in 2024, minister says\">state-controlled news agency<\/a> KCNA,\u200b wich stated that it aimed to enhance the country&#8217;s \u200ddefense\u200b capabilities in\u2062 response to changing regional security dynamics. Kim Jong Un and top military officials oversaw the test,which demonstrated a range of 932 miles and was intended as a show of military \u200cstrength \u2063against perceived threats,particularly from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea&#8217;s recent missile activity is positioned as a reaction to joint military \u200bexercises conducted by the U.S., South Korea, and \u2064Japan, which the North views as \u200cprovocations. The \u2063country&#8217;s Foreign Ministry emphasized the responsibility to counter what it \u2064sees as threats to its sovereignty and national security, pledging\u2062 to take the strongest measures \u200dto\u2063 defend itself. Kim reiterated the \u2062commitment \u2062to strengthening North korea&#8217;s military\u200d capabilities to ensure\u2062 &#8220;lasting peace and \u2062stability&#8221; in\u200d the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Korea announces test of cruise missile system to bring &lsquo;lasting peace and stability&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Korea<\/a> announced that it had performed a test of its cruise missile system on Saturday. It was the communist country&rsquo;s fourth known missile launch since November and the second in less than a week since President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s inauguration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The Missile Administration of the Democratic People&rsquo;s Republic of Korea conducted a test-fire of sea-to-surface strategic cruise guided weapons on January 25,&rdquo; the country&rsquo;s state-controlled news agency, KCNA, reported. &ldquo;The test-fire of the weapon system is part of plans for building the national defense capabilities to raise the effectiveness of strategic control against potential enemies in conformity with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">changing regional safety circumstances<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kim Jong Un, North Korea&rsquo;s supreme leader, and several top military officials, including the country&rsquo;s general director of the Missile Administration, observed the launch in person, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/kcnawatch.org\/newstream\/1737882153-707303111\/test-of-important-weapon-system-conducted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>. The testing appeared to be intended as a sign of military might and deterrence against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United States<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The missiles traveled a distance of 932 miles, according to KCNA. The missile test reportedly did not have a &ldquo;negative impact on the security&rdquo; of China, South Korea, and Japan, the countries that border North Korea.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kim emphasized that his country will continue to develop its military weapons program and use it as a &ldquo;defense capability,&rdquo; KCNA <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kcnawatch.org\/newstream\/1737882153-707303111\/test-of-important-weapon-system-conducted\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. He also asserted that North Korea will &ldquo;make strenuous efforts in a responsible manner to perform its important mission&rdquo; to defend his nation and bring &ldquo;lasting peace and stability on the basis of more powerfully developed military muscle in the future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The communist country asserted that its recent missile launches were in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-warns-us-south-korean-military-drills-could-trigger-thermonuclear-war\/\" title=\"North Korea cautions US and South Korea: Military drills may spark &#039;nuclear war&#039;.\">joint military drills conducted<\/a> between the U.S., South Korea, and Japan, the Associated Press reported. North Korea&rsquo;s Foreign Ministry deemed the drills a provocation and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2025\/01\/26\/north-korea-says-it-tested-cruise-missile-system-and-vows-toughest-response-us.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promised<\/a> &ldquo;the toughest response&rdquo; to the perceived threat to its national security.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reality stresses that the DPRK should counter the U.S. with the toughest counteraction from A to Z as long as it refuses the sovereignty and security interests of the DPRK, and this is the best option for dealing with the U.S,&rdquo; read a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/www\/nation\/2025\/01\/103_391122.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> from the Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea tests cruise missile system for &#8216;lasting peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2395423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Kim-Jong-Un-scaled-1024x683.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49247,49248,32109,21294],"class_list":["post-2395422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cruise-missile-test","tag-lasting-peace","tag-north-korea","tag-stability"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Kim-Jong-Un-scaled-1024x683.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395422"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395426,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395422\/revisions\/2395426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}