The launch followed tests on January 24 and January 28 of the Pulhwasal-3-31 cruise missile North Korea says is designed to be fired from submarines. The North on January 14 also tested a new solid-fuel intermediate-range missile, which underscored its efforts to advance its weapons that could target US assets in the Pacific, including the military hub of Guam.

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