The KCNA news agency said the drill was carried out early Saturday to “warn enemies” that the country would be prepared in case of nuclear war.
conducted a simulated “tactical nuclear attack” drill on Saturday that included two long-range cruise missiles, state media reported on Sunday, as leader Kim Jong Un inspected shipbuilding and munitions factories.
The KCNA news agency said the drill was carried out early Saturday to “warn enemies” that the country would be prepared in case of nuclear war as Pyongyang again vowed to bolster military deterrence against Washington and Seoul. The two cruise missiles carrying mock nuclear warheads were fired towards the West Sea of the peninsula and flew 930 miles at a preset altitude of 150 meters.
A separate statement said Kim visited Pukjung Machine Complex, which produces marine engines, and a major munitions factory to stress the importance of strengthening Pyongyang’s naval forces. “He affirmed that a future plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the WPK would set forth an important modernization of the complex and the development direction of the shipbuilding industry,” the KCNA statement said.
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