![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/north-korea-says-missile-tests-were-practice-for-attacks-on-south-korea-and-us/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1_North-Korea-training-of-the-tactical-nuclear-operation-unit-Pyongyang-North-Korea-02-Nov-2022-1.jpg&description=The regime said tests were in protest at massive US-South Korean air force drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal, calling them an 'open provocation and dangerous war drill'North Korea fired dozens of missiles and flew warplanes toward the sea last weekNorth Korea's military has said its recent missile tests were only in practice to "mercilessly" strike key South Korean and US targets such as air bases. North Korea fired dozens of missiles and flew warplanes toward the sea last week which triggered terrifying evacuation alerts in some South Korean and Japanese areas. The regime said it was in protest at massive US-South Korean air force drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal, calling them an 'open provocation and dangerous war drill', and it had to respond. A statement from the General Staff of the Korean People's Army said North Korea would continue to respond to military exercises by South Korea and the US with 'sustained, resolute and overwhelming practical military measures', the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday. North Korea leader Kim Jong-un was seen on-site guidance on the military training ( EyePress News/REX/Shutterstock) The US and South Korea said in a joint statement the drills were a response to an 'increased volume and scale of [North Korean] missile tests' over the past year. They said that considering the evolving threat of the North, both leaders would be committed to expanding the scope and scale of combined military exercises and training. 'The significance of this joint exercise is rebuilding the South Korea-US alliance and solidifying the combined defence posture by normalising … combined exercises and field training,' the South Korean defence ministry said. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a speech ( KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Image) A statement from the General Staff of the Korean People's Army said North Korea would continue to respond to military exercises by South Korea and){kind=link}
The regime said tests were in protest at massive US-South Korean air force drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal, calling them an “open provocation and dangerous war drill”
North Korea’s military has said its recent missile tests were only in practice to “mercilessly” strike key South Korean and US targets such as air bases.
North Korea fired dozens of missiles and flew warplanes toward the sea last week which triggered terrifying evacuation alerts in some South Korean and Japanese areas.
The regime said it was in protest at massive US-South Korean air force drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal, calling them an “open provocation and dangerous war drill”, and it had to respond.
A statement from the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army said North Korea would continue to respond to military exercises by South Korea and the US with “sustained, resolute and overwhelming practical military measures”, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.