North Korea launches several cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea again. This is the third launch of this type carried out by the regime in recent days.
Experts believe that the Pulhwasal could be a third version of the Hwasal ('Arrow') cruise missiles. The number 31 would refer to the fact that they can carry the H wasan-31 ('Volcano-31') tactical nuclear warhead, whose existence was first revealed last year. This new test occurs in a context of great tension with South Korea, after Kim Jong-un declared that the neighboring state is "the main enemy"