March 29, 2024
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North Korea’s recent missile tests are nuclear warning to US, ROK: State media

DPRK media releases photos and details on Kim Jong Un guiding 7 missile tests as well as air force and artillery drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a series of tactical nuclear missile tests to simulate attacks against South Korea in recent weeks, state media reported Monday, releasing the first images and details of seven recent missile tests as well as air force and artillery drills.

Kim guided the missile tests — including of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) and “new” intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) — as a warning and response to joint U.S.-ROK military drills, the Rodong Sinmun reported

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