SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean chief Kim Jong Un ordered the navy to accentuate drills for a “real war,” state media mentioned on Friday, after overseeing a hearth assault drill that it mentioned proved the nation’s functionality to counter an “actual war.”
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its west coast on Thursday, South Korea’s navy mentioned, including it was analyzing prospects the North could have launched a number of missiles concurrently from the identical space.
Photos launched by the North’s KCNA news company confirmed at the very least six missiles being fired on the identical time.
KCNA mentioned a unit skilled for “strike missions” fired a “powerful volley at the targeted waters” and demonstrated its functionality to “counter an actual war.”
“(Kim) stressed that the fire assault sub-units should be strictly prepared for the greatest perfection in carrying out the two strategic missions, that is, first to deter war and second to take the initiative in war, by steadily intensifying various simulated drills for real war …,” KCNA mentioned.
Kim was accompanied by his younger daughter who has appeared not too long ago in a sequence of main occasions.
The newest missile launches got here because the United States and South Korea have been set to kick off large-scale navy workout routines referred to as the Freedom Shield drills subsequent week. North Korea has lengthy bristled on the allies’ drills as a rehearsal for invasion.
North Korean chief Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, mentioned earlier this week any transfer to shoot down one in every of its take a look at missiles could be thought-about a declaration of struggle and blamed a joint navy train between the United States and South Korea for rising tensions.
The US Indo-Pacific Command mentioned the most recent launch posed no risk to the United States or its allies however Pyongyang’s weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile packages have a destabilizing impact on the area. — Reuters
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