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North Korea conducts cruise missile test from new destroyer as Kim Jong Un oversees launch remotely, indicating expanding naval strike power and advancing strategic nuclear deterrence systems.

Sea-to-surface strategic cruise missiles are launched from North Korea's first 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer, the Choe Hyon, in waters near the western coastal city of Nampho on March 4, 2026, as the North's leader Kim Jong-un reviews its operational capabilities ahead of its commissioning,

The US is relocating parts of the terminal high-altitude area defence (THAAD) missile-defence system along with other military hardware out of South Korea to the Middle East for its war against Iran.