...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche...n media reported Wednesday that a missile drill was conducted on January 30 by the country's army to evaluate and improve the forces' striking capability, as the rising regional tensions are forcing the US and its regional allies to prepare for any aggression from Pyongyang.
The KCNA reported that "the drill made a contribution to checking the KPA's (Korean People's Army)rapid counterattack posture and improving its strategic striking capability."
It also added that the cruise missile was strategic, referring to nuclear-capable weapons.
The report confirmed the launches of Tuesday involving multiple cruise missiles into the sea off its west coast as noted by the South Korean military.
The latest test for the missile called "Hwasal-2" marks the third time Pyongyang has tested cruise missiles in less than a week.
Earlier, KCNA also reported that North Korea's Kim Jong-Un supervised the launch of the crucial strategic missiles Pulhwasal-3-31 Monday, adding that the launches of the two missiles were conducted via submarine above the East Sea and hit their target, without providing additional details.