Status: 10/10/2022 03:08 am
North Korea has fired seven missiles in the past two weeks. Now the state news agency reports that the country’s ability to launch a “nuclear counterattack” has been checked.
According to the North Korean media, the most recent missile launches in North Korea were “tactical nuclear exercises”. They were personally supervised by ruler Kim Jong Un. The tests were a reaction to joint military exercises by South Korea, Japan and the United States and simulated an “actual war,” reported the North Korean state news agency KCNA.
North Korean army units dealing with tactical nuclear weapons “held military drills from September 25 to October 9 to test the country’s war deterrence and nuclear counterstrike capability,” KCNA reported. Kim Jong Un “led the military exercises on site,” it said.
New nuclear weapons test feared
North Korea had fired seven missiles in the past two weeks, one of which flew over Japan. The test sparked international outrage. In response, South Korea, Japan and the United States held joint maneuvers and also fired missiles. The US also once again sent the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan to the region.
South Korea and the US fear that Pyongyang is also preparing a nuclear weapons test. It would be the first such test since 2017. Experts also consider the increase in North Korean missile tests to be a possible sign of an impending nuclear test.