The test-fire serves as an occasion of demonstrating the rapid development of the Juche-based naval force and having the conviction of the prospect of bolstering up the naval force of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
On the morning of January 28,
The cruise missiles flew in the sky above the East Sea for 7,421 seconds and 7,445 seconds to hit the island target.
The test-fire had no impact on the security of a neighboring country and has nothing to do with the regional situation.
Saying the prevailing situation and future threats urge the DPRK to put more spurs to the efforts for defending the maritime sovereignty, he stressed that the successes like today's one, which is of strategic significance in carrying out the plan of the WPK for modernizing the army aimed at building a powerful naval force, should be made one after another.
Reiterating that the nuclear weaponization of the navy is an urgent task of the times and a core requirement for building the state nuclear strategic force, he set forth the important tasks arising in realizing the nuclear weaponization of the navy and expanding the sphere of operation of the state nuclear deterrence in a diversified way.
That day, he learned in detail about the building of a nuclear submarine.
He discussed the issues related to the building of a nuclear-powered submarine and other new-type warships, indicated the immediate tasks to be carried out by relevant sectors and state measures to be taken, and made an important conclusion on the ways to implement them.