North Korea conducts strategic cruise missile test with dispersal warhead, KCNA says

North Korea reported on Tuesday that it conducted a test of a strategic cruise missile on Monday. According to Business Recorder, the missile was mounted with a dispersal warhead and its flight characteristics for a vertical strike were assessed. Hindustan Times - World News reports that the middle-sized dispersal warhead is capable of destroying a target area of 5 to 6 hectares at its highest-density power.

The test reportedly improved the missile's terminal maneuverability to allow for vertical strikes based on the natural and geographical characteristics of a target area.

Ruling party official Kim Yo Jong dismissed recent FBI allegations that North Korea was responsible for a $6 billion to $6.3 billion cryptocurrency heist on the Binance platform. As reported by Daily Maverick and ABC News AU, Kim characterized the US assertions as "absurd rhetoric" and a "grave political provocation" intended to brand the country as a cyber criminal state. Kim warned that North Korea has issues to reconsider regarding US hostility.

Additionally, The Korea Times reports that North Korea criticized Japan's efforts to acquire preemptive attack capabilities and recent military drills between Washington and Tokyo. A military commentator via the official Korean Central News Agency took issue with the deployment of a Type 25 longer-range anti-ship missile launcher during the Keen Sword exercise held from October 19-29.

Brief written by urgent.news from Business Recorder, Daily Maverick, The Korea Times, ABC News AU, Hindustan Times - World News — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.