North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military to step up exercises to deter and respond to a “real war” if necessary, state media reported on Friday, after the leader oversaw an exercise. fire attack that he said had proven the country’s capabilities.
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile at the west coast on Thursday, the South Korean military said, adding it was looking into the possibilities that North Korea launched multiple missiles simultaneously from the same area.
Photos released by North Korean news agency KCNA showed at least six missiles being fired at the same time.
KCNA said a unit trained for “attack missions” fired a “powerful volley into targeted waters” and demonstrated its ability to “contain a real war”.
“(Kim) emphasized that the fire attack subunits must be rigorously prepared to the greatest perfection in carrying out the two strategic missions, namely, first to deter war and second to take the initiative in war, continuously intensifying various simulated exercises to a real war,” KCNA said.
Kim was accompanied by her daughter, who has recently appeared at a number of major events.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said South Korea will step up joint military exercises with the United States and enhance joint planning and execution of the US’s extended deterrence against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.
“We will build overwhelming responsiveness and retaliatory posture,” Yoon declared.
Source: CNN Brasil
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