North Korea tests two submarine-launched missiles, state media reports

The tests showcase North Korea’s war deterrent capabilities in the region, KCNA says.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his wife Ri Sol Ju and his daughter Kim Ju Ae tour the National Defence Revolution Museum of the Second Economic Committee in North Korea on October 11, 2026 [AFP]

North Korea has test-fired two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles in the sea off its east coast, state media KCNA reports.

The test-fire on Wednesday aimed to examine the reliability of war deterrents and improve the navy’s skill in performing strategic missions, the outlet said.

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One of the missiles fired was a Pulhwasal-3-31, the same type of strategic cruise missile North Korea said it test-fired from land last week, according to KCNA.

Senior military officers observed the tests conducted at sea off the country’s east coast. KCNA added that the tests had no adverse impact on the security of neighbouring countries.

North Korea is not yet believed to have launched a modern missile submarine in full operation. This is a top military priority of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, who has overseen the development of a range of strategic ballistic and cruise missiles.

Last year, Kim Jong Un criticised a nuclear submarine deal between the US and South Korea while he toured his country’s submarine production facility, where state media images showed an 8,700-tonne nuclear-powered missile submarine under construction. On his tour, he described the deal as a threat to the stability of the Korean Peninsula, KCNA reported.

Pyongyang has fired off a flurry of missiles in recent weeks.

Earlier this week, North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast, adding to a series of tests as tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang are on the rise.

On October 3, North Korea also tested a hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to evade missile defences in South Korea and Japan.

After the ballistic missile launch, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesperson Jang Do-young said the move appeared to be a show of force as it came days after South Korea tested its own hypersonic weapon.

Last week, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung oversaw the country’s first test firing of a hypersonic missile, a rare public showcase of a missile test by a South Korean president.

Lee’s office said the hypersonic weapon, once fully developed, would enhance South Korea’s ability to strike key targets by surprise in the “Korean Peninsula theatre of operations”.

Inter-Korean relations have further soured as a landmine blast , which Seoul blamed on North Korea, wounded three soldiers in September in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two countries.

A joint South Korean-United Nations investigation concluded that two landmines that exploded last month in the DMZ were planted by North Korean forces about a year ago, prompting Seoul to demand an official apology.

Pyongyang has sharply accelerated military fortification along the DMZ as part of leader Kim Jong Un’s “hostile-states” policy, launched in 2023, to permanently sever ties with South Korea.

Diplomatic efforts on the Korean Peninsula have stalled since the collapse of denuclearisation talks between Washington and Pyongyang in 2019 during the first Trump administration. While Trump has floated the possibility of meeting Kim Jong Un in his second term, no such meeting has materialised.

朝中社称，这些试验展示了朝鲜在该地区的战争威慑能力。

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据朝中社报道，朝鲜在其东海岸附近海域试射了两种潜射战略巡航导弹。

该媒体称，周三的试射旨在检验战争威慑力量的可靠性，并提高海军执行战略任务的能力。

据官方媒体报道，中国和朝鲜将开放鸭绿江新桥，名单共3份，此为第1份。

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据朝中社报道，发射的导弹之一是普尔瓦萨尔-3-31型战略巡航导弹，朝鲜上周声称从陆地试射了同类型的导弹。

高级军官观摩了在该国东海岸附近海域进行的试验。朝中社补充说，这些试验没有对邻国的安全造成不利影响。

据信朝鲜尚未拥有全面投入使用的现代化导弹潜艇。这是朝鲜领导人金正恩的首要军事目标，他曾主导研发了一系列战略弹道导弹和巡航导弹。

去年，金正恩在视察朝鲜潜艇生产基地时，批评了美国与韩国之间的核潜艇交易。朝鲜官方媒体发布的照片​​显示，一艘8700吨级的核动力导弹潜艇正在该基地建造中。据朝中社报道，金正恩在视察期间称，该交易威胁到朝鲜半岛的稳定。

近几周来，平壤发射了一系列导弹。

本周早些时候，朝鲜向其东海岸附近的海域发射了多枚弹道导弹，这是首尔和平壤之间紧张局势加剧的一系列导弹试验中的又一次。

10月3日，朝鲜还试射了一枚高超音速中程导弹，旨在突破韩国和日本的导弹防御系统。

在弹道导弹发射后，首尔联合参谋本部发言人张道英表示，此举似乎是一种武力展示，因为就在几天前，韩国刚刚试射了自己的高超音速武器。

上周，韩国总统李在明视察了该国首次高超音速导弹试射，这是韩国总统罕见地公开展示导弹试验。

李的办公室表示，高超音速武器一旦完全研制成功，将增强韩国在“朝鲜半岛战区”对关键目标进行出其不意打击的能力。

9 月份，朝韩非军事区发生地雷爆炸，造成三名士兵受伤，首尔方面指责朝鲜所为，朝韩关系进一步恶化。

韩国和联合国联合调查得出结论，上个月在非军事区爆炸的两枚地雷是朝鲜军队大约一年前埋设的，这促使首尔要求朝鲜正式道歉。

作为领导人金正恩于2023年启动的“敌对国家”政策的一部分，平壤大幅加快了非军事区沿线的军事防御，旨在永久切断与韩国的关系。

自2019年华盛顿和平壤之间的无核化谈判破裂以来，朝鲜半岛的外交努力一直处于停滞状态，当时正值特朗普第一任期。尽管特朗普曾暗示在其第二个任期内可能与金正恩会面，但此类会晤至今仍未实现。