New exercise, with which he simulated “tactical nuclear attack”with dummy warheads attached to two long-range cruise missiles that were launched in the direction of the Yellow Sea, conducted on Saturday the North Koreaas reported by North Korea’s official KCNA news agency.
An “attack using tactical nuclear weapons in the early hours of September 2” was carried out as a “warning to enemies of the danger of nuclear war,” the agency said.
KCNA emphasized that the exercise was conducted in response to the joint high schools of the armies of Seoul and Washington. South Korea and the US conducted for 11 days, until August 31, a large-scale exercise they named “Ulchi Freedom Shield”.
“Two cruise missiles with custom nuclear warhead dummies launched” to the west, towards the Yellow Sea, from the coast of North Korea, the same source added.
South Korea’s General Staff announced yesterday that cruise missiles were fired at around 04:00 [σ.σ. τοπική ώρα· στις 22:00 την Παρασκευή ώρα Ελλάδας] from North Korea to the Yellow Sea.
On Thursday, KCNA reported that Pyongyang conducted another nuclear weapons exercise, the “scorched earth” tactic, against South Korea.
The joint high schools of American and South Korean armed forces are generally frowned upon in North Koreawhich considers them attempts to invade its territory.
Seoul and Washington, on the other hand, characterize these exercises as defensive in nature, with the aim of strengthening cooperation and interoperability.
On Tuesday, the North Korean leader visited a naval command center where he addressed operational plans in the event of war, citing “simultaneous high-intensity strikes” against South Korean military positions.
In addition to its missile tests, which it has stepped up since last year, North Korea is seeking to launch a military observation satellite, but both of its attempts to do so have failed, the most recent on August 24. He has announced that he will make another attempt at this next month.
Source: News Beast
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