North Korea vows ‘toughest’ response to US after testing missile system

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, right, inspects testing of sea-to-surface strategic cruise guided weapons at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea said on Sunday it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year.

The nation vowed “the toughest” response to what it called the escalation of US-South Korean military drills that target the North.