SEOUL — North Korea staged a 'simulated tactical nuclear attack' drill at the weekend with mock atomic warheads attached to two long-range cruise missiles that were test-fired into the ocean, state-controlled media reported on Sunday (Sept 3).
SEOUL — North Korea staged a"simulated tactical nuclear attack" drill at the weekend with mock atomic warheads attached to two long-range cruise missiles that were test-fired into the ocean, state-controlled media reported on Sunday .
"Two long-range strategic cruise missiles tipped with mock nuclear warheads were fired" from North Korea's west coast into the sea to the south, it said. KCNA said the United States and South Korea were pursuing"confrontation hysteria" with their latest joint military drills.North Korea's claims"suggest the Kim regime is desperate to deter an increasingly capable South Korea, including Seoul's strengthened alliance with Washington", said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Seoul's Ewha University.
"North Korea is moving according to their own plan, which is to strike major military facilities on the Korean peninsula and strike US bases in Japan at the same time," he said, adding the two long-range cruise missiles fired at the weekend targeted Japan. North Korea has conducted a record number of weapons tests this year, and last month failed in its second attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit.
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