northern leaderKoreaKim Jong-un led a test of strategic cruise missiles aboard a warship, state news agency KCNA reported on Monday.

The rocket test took place shortly before Korea The South and the US begin annual military exercises that Pyongyang sees as a test of war.

Kim visited the navy stationed on the east coast to inspect tests aboard the warship, KCNA said, without specifying the date of his trip.

The launch was aimed at testing the “combat role of the ship and the characteristics of its missile system” while improving the ability of sailors to perform a “strike mission in a real war,” according to the KCNA.

“The ship quickly and accurately hit the target,” he said.

Army Korea The South said that this year’s joint exercises with the United States will be held on the “largest scale ever seen,” mobilizing tens of thousands of troops from both sides. (Reuters).