North Korea test-fires strategic cruise missiles

North Korea test-fired strategic cruise missiles on Monday, state media KCNA reported, a day after testing cluster-bomb warheads. KCNA said the warhead could devastate an area of five to six hectares and that the test improved the missile’s ability to strike its target vertically. The tests come amid heightened tensions with Seoul after a landmine blast near the border wounded three South Korean soldiers. South Korea’s military did not announce the launch; spokesperson Jang Do-young said Seoul and Washington were closely analyzing the projectiles’ characteristics.