The missiles fired by North Korea on Wednesday were a test of a replacement ”railway-borne missile system”, state press agency KCNA reported on Thursday.
The missiles flew 800 km (497 miles) before striking a target within the sea off North Korea’s East Coast , KCNA said On Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese authorities announced that they had detected the launch of two ballistic missiles from North Korea , just days after it tested a aircraft that analysts said could have nuclear capabilities.
The test was conducted by a railway-borne missile regiment that had been organised earlier this year, the KCNA report said.
”The railway-borne missile system is an efficient counter-strike means capable of dealing a harsh multi-concurrent blow to the threat-posing forces,” said Pak Jong Chon, a North Korean Marshal and a member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, who oversaw the test, consistent with KCNA.
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