Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, made the “firing range” comment in response to US military’s drills in the region.
also criticized some South Korean experts who questioned the reliability of North Korea’s ICBMs, calling them “disgusting” and “stupid.”— took place “at the most appropriate time” considering weather conditions and after US and South Korean scout planes went away, she said.
North Korea’s foreign ministry warned last week it would respond to the drills with “unprecedentedly persistent, strong counteractions.” South Korea’s foreign ministry said its nuclear envoy had phone calls with his US and Japanese counterparts during which they agreed that North Korea’s provocations cannot be justified and it would face “consequences of self-indulgence.”
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