After North Korea claimed to have successfully test-launched a new type of surface-to-air missile on Thursday, the South Korean military said it’s focusing more on the cruise missile it detected during the launch.

A Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) official told reporters on Friday that the agency believes Pyongyang fired a cruise missile as part of a surface-to-air missile test, followed by training to intercept it.

The official explained that surface-to-air missiles are defensive weapons, but the cruise missile poses an actual threat to South Korea. 

When asked whether the regime’s new surface-to-air missile succeeded in intercepting its target, the official said the military confirmed that debris fell into the sea, indicating a successful launch.

The North’s Missile Administration announced that it conducted a test launch to verify the overall combat performance of its latest surface-to-air missile system, which entered full-scale production.