Last updated on Jan. 31 at 6:32 a.m. KST with North Korean statement on cruise missile launch.

North Korea conducted its third cruise missile test of the last week on Tuesday morning, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), a day after state media reported on leader Kim Jong Un’s inspection of the nuclear-capable weapon system.

The JCS said the North fired “several” cruise missiles toward the west coast from around 7 a.m. KST on Tuesday and that it is monitoring the actions together with the U.S. military.

On Wednesday morning, DPRK state media announcedthat the military