North Korea says it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest” response to what it called the escalation of U.S.

The weapons hit their marks, with 'no negative impact on the security of neighboring countries,' according to KCNA report

North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles, state news agency KCNA reported Sunday, adding that the weapons precisely hit their targets.The war deterrence means

North Korea carried out a strategic cruise missile test, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KNCA) reported Sunday. The country's leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test, according to the report.

While Trump in an interview recently called North Korea a 'nuclear power' hinting a prospective meeting with Kim, the North on Sunday vowed 'toughest response' to US, South Korea for their continued military drills 'targeting' Pyongyang.

The moves suggested North Korea will likely maintain its run of weapons tests and its confrontational stance against the US.

Seoul: North Korea announced Sunday that it had tested a cruise missile system, marking its third weapons display this year. The move comes as North Korea vows "the toughest" response to U.S.-South Korean military drills, which it deems a threat.

North Korea conducted a strategic cruise missile test on Saturday, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. The country's leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test, according to the report, which described it as a test-fire of an "important weapon system.