North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un conducted two-day military exercises “simulating a nuclear counterattack” and launching a ballistic missile equipped with a “dummy warhead”.
The information was received by the North Korean state agency KCNA in Seoul this evening.
Kim Jong-Un said he was satisfied after the weekend’s exercises, according to KCNA.
It was Pyongyang’s fourth show of power in a week as Seoul and Washington held the largest joint military exercises in five years.
North Korea views all such exercises as rehearsals for an invasion of its territory and has repeatedly warned it will respond in an “overwhelming” manner.
“The missile was equipped with a warhead that simulated a nuclear warhead,” KCNA said.
On Thursday, Pyongyang fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-17, the most powerful in its arsenal, in the presence of leader Kim Jong-Un and his daughter, shortly before a visit to Japan by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The two neighboring countries, separated for years due to a historic dispute, resumed top-level talks and decided to form a united front against North Korea.
This was Pyongyang’s second ICBM test this year, which KCNA described at the time as a response to “frenzied” military exercises by South Korea and the United States.
The test followed the launch of two short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday and two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on the 12th.
Source: DN
