North Korea worries the region: six missiles in two weeks 3:34
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North Korea fired two cruise missiles on Tuesday morning, according to the South Korean military.
The launch is analyzed by the intelligence authorities of South Korea and the United States.
North Korea tests railcar-launched ballistic missiles, KCNA reported
It comes as North Korea steps up its missile tests this month.
Pyongyang said it will strengthen its defenses against the United States and consider "resuming all temporarily suspended activities," according to the state-run Korean Central Telegraphic Agency.
If it is confirmed that it was a missile test, it would be the fifth such action so far this year by the Kim Jong Un regime.
US on alert for North Korean missiles 0:49
North Korea's recent actions
On January 17, Pyongyang tested "tactical guided missiles," which are short-range ballistic missiles, the Korea Central Telegraphic Agency said.
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North Korea claimed to have successfully tested hypersonic missiles on January 5 and 11.
Then what were supposed to be short-range ballistic missiles from a train car on January 14.
North Korea says it has successfully tested a hypersonic missile
The Pyongyang regime is prohibited under international law from developing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.
After the railcar test, a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman admonished the United States for its stance against Pyongyang's weapons development.
"If the United States takes such a confrontational stance, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will be forced to take a stronger and more accurate reaction," the spokesman said, referring to the country by its official name.
In a recent statement made to the Korean Central Telegraphic Agency, a spokesman defended North Korea's right to strengthen its weapons.
In that sense, he said that his "recent development of new-type weapons was only part of his efforts to modernize his national defense capacity."
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