The US and South Korea are said to be 'closely analysing' the latest missile tests from North Korea, which the hermit state said are part of an 'overall plan to implement efforts to build the country'

Test overseen by Kim Jong Un to enhance Pyongyang’s defense capabilities, according to state media - Anadolu Ajansı

North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles, state news agency KCNA reported Sunday, adding that the weapons precisely hit their targets.The war deterrence means

North Korea carried out missile tests on Saturday in the latest act of defiance from the hermit kingdom, which has been ramping up its military activity in recent months

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North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Tuesday morning. The launch is the second of the year for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, which last did a missile test on Jan. 6, when Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul, South Korea . Tuesday’s rocket launch was first reported by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.

North Korea's foreign ministry vowed the "toughest counteraction" against the United States as long as Washington "refuses" the country's sovereignty.

North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic cruise guided missiles, the North's state media reported Sunday, quoting Kim as saying that Pyongyang's deterrence means are being perfected.