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North Korea tests two submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles from submarine No. 841 in Sea of Japan

Published 18 October 2026

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16 Oct 2026 North Korea tests two submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles from submarine No. 841 in Sea of Japan (this page)
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Pyongyang announced the submerged test-firing of two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles on 14 October from the submarine ‘Hero Kim Gun Ok’ (hull number 841) in the Sea of Japan, according to DPRK state media as relayed by Ukrainian monitoring channels. The test marks the first announced operational use of that vessel as a cruise-missile launch platform.

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