North Korea fires multiple suspected cruise missiles: Seoul

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North Korea on Tuesday fired several suspected cruise missiles towards the sea, the South's military said.

Seoul: North Korea on Tuesday fired several suspected cruise missiles towards the sea, the South's military said.

The North has repeatedly tested ballistic missiles in recent years, which climb high above the Earth, often into space, before being brought down towards their targets at high speed by the force of gravity.AdvertisementIn contrast cruise missiles travel at low altitudes -- sometimes just a few metres above the surface, making them hard to detect -- and are powered throughout their flight.

It has carried out a series of weapons tests in recent months, often describing them as multiple launch rocket systems while others have called them ballistic missiles.In June 2017 it hailed the successful test of a what it called a new type of surface-to-ship cruise missile designed to hit"any enemy group of battleships" that threatened North Korea.

 

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