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N. Korea's Kim oversees test launch of long-range strategic cruise missiles

By Kim Soo-yeon

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a test launch of long-range strategic cruise missiles, calling for the "unlimited and sustained" development of state nuclear combat forces, state media reported Monday.

The drill took place Sunday in the Yellow Sea in a bid to review the "counter-offensive response posture and combat capability of long-range missile sub-units," according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

The strategic cruise missiles flew along the preset flight orbit for 10,199 seconds and 10,203 seconds to hit a target, it said.

"He affirmed that the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government would as ever devote all their efforts to the unlimited and sustained development of the state nuclear combat force," the KCNA reported, using the acronym of North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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