North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship, state media reported on Wednesday (March 11, 2026), as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills. South Korea’s spy agency assessed last month Kim Jong Un was close to designating her as his heir. Kim Jong Un observed similar cruise missile launches from the Choe Hyon in person last week, but his daughter was not seen at that appearance. Amid U.S.-South Korea drillsTuesday's missile firings came after the start of the springtime U.S.-South Korean military drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal. On Tuesday, Kim Jong Un's sister and senior official, Kim Yo Jong, warned the drills reveal the U.S. and South Korea's “inveterate repugnancy toward" North Korea.

Source: The Hindu March 11, 2026 11:21 UTC