朝鲜试射战略巡航导弹，官方媒体周二报道，这是朝鲜在朝鲜半岛紧张局势持续之际最新展示其武器能力的举动。周一的发射是在朝鲜试射集束炸弹弹头一天后进行的，此前因边境地雷爆炸导致三名韩国士兵受伤，朝韩紧张关系升级。
North Korea test-fired strategic cruise missiles, state media reported Tuesday, in the latest display of its weapons capabilities as tensions persist on the Korean peninsula. The Monday launch came a day after North Korea tested cluster bomb warheads, as tensions with Seoul have risen after a landmine blast along their heavily fortified border wounded three South Korean soldiers."
“巡航导弹搭载的中型分散弹头，能以最高密度威力将5至6公顷的目标区域化为灰烬，”朝鲜中央通讯社周二报道。
The middle-sized dispersal warhead tipped on the cruise missile is capable of turning into ashes a target area of 5 to 6 hectares with its highest-density power," the official Korean Central News Agency reported Tuesday.
朝中社称，此次试射“通过改进巡航导弹的末端机动性，完善了对目标实施垂直打击的能力，并考虑到了目标区域的自然和地理特征。”平壤以安全担忧为由解释试射一名朝鲜官员被引述称，此次试射是“因为我武装力量应保卫国家安全，遏制各种威胁”。
The test "perfected the capability to deliver a vertical strike against the target by improving the terminal maneuverability of the cruise missile," KCNA said, "taking into consideration the natural and geographical characteristics of the targeted area." Pyongyang cites security concerns behind testA North Korean official was quoted as saying the test was conducted "because our armed forces should defend the security of the country and deter all sorts of threats.""
“这种最强武器系统的各种战斗功能，将有助于保卫朝鲜民主主义人民共和国免受外部潜在威胁，并更新国家军事能力，”导弹总局局长表示，使用了朝鲜官方名称的缩写。伊朗官方通讯社报道霍尔木兹海峡附近的格什姆岛传出多次爆炸声拥核的朝鲜最近试验了一系列武器，包括攻击无人机、新型精制导鱼雷系统和中程高超音速导弹。韩国监测朝鲜武器试验韩国军方未宣布此次巡航导弹发射，此前对周日的试射也未作宣布。
Various combat functions of such strongest weapon system will help defend the DPRK from potential threats from outside and renew the military capabilities of the state," the general director of the Missile Administration said, using the acronym for North Korea's official name. Multiple explosions heard on Iran's Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz, IRNA reportsThe nuclear-armed North recently trialled a range of weaponry including attack drones, a new precision-guided torpedo system and an intermediate-range hypersonic missile. South Korea monitors North Korean weapons testsSouth Korea's military did not announce the cruise missile launch, as it had also not done with Sunday's test.
与弹道导弹发射不同，朝鲜的巡航导弹试验不受联合国安理会制裁禁止。
Unlike ballistic missile launches, North Korean cruise missile tests are not prohibited by UN Security Council sanctions.
针对周日报道的试射，韩国参谋本部发言人张道英周一表示，韩国和美国“正在密切协调，并对其特征和规格进行高度详细的分析”。美国官员：美国、俄罗斯和乌克兰三方会谈将在中期选举后于阿布扎比举行。张说：“我军不会公布朝鲜发射的所有发射物。”他补充说：“是否公布是通过综合军事评估决定的，评估会考虑对监视和侦察资产与能力的保护、作战安全以及其他因素。”
Asked Monday about Sunday's reported test, Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesperson Jang Do-young said South Korea and the United States were "closely coordinating and conducting a highly detailed analysis of its characteristics and specifications".Trilateral talks among US, Russia and Ukraine to take place in Abu Dhabi after midterms: US official"Our military does not announce all projectiles launched by North Korea," said Jang." Whether to make an announcement is determined through a comprehensive military assessment, taking into account the protection of surveillance and reconnaissance assets and capabilities, operational security and other factors," he added.