 show various missile tests being performed by the North's Korean People's ArmyNorth Korean state TV has released images showing dozens of missile launches while warning the US and its allies are moving the Korean peninsula towards an 'unstable confrontation'. North Korea fired dozens of missiles and launched hundreds of warplanes last week, leading to terrifying evacuation alerts in parts of South Korea and Japan. According to a report published today (Monday November 7) by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) Pyongyang fired more than 80 missiles between November 2 and 5, and conducted air force drills involving '500 fighters'. This was, KCNA said, in response to US and South Korean military exercises taking place in the region and 'to show the will to counter the combined air drill of the enemy.' The US-South Korea drills, called Vigilant Storm, have been blasted as an 'open provocation' by the north, who conducted their own military exercises and launched dozens of missiles in response. North Korea said it had launched over 80 missiles in response to US and South Korean military drills in the region ( KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Image) The missile launches were designed to simulate strikes on enemy air bases and to annihilate air targets at different altitudes and distances, KCNA reported. 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. A statement from the General Staff of the Korean People's Army said North Korea would conti){kind=link}
North Korea fired dozens of missiles and launched hundreds of warplanes last week, leading to evacuation alerts in parts of South Korea and Japan, and has since published horrifying new images
North Korean state TV has released images showing dozens of missile launches while warning the US and its allies are moving the Korean peninsula towards an “unstable confrontation”.
North Korea fired dozens of missiles and launched hundreds of warplanes last week, leading to terrifying evacuation alerts in parts of South Korea and Japan.
According to a report published today (Monday November 7) by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) Pyongyang fired more than 80 missiles between November 2 and 5, and conducted air force drills involving “500 fighters”.
This was, KCNA said, in response to US and South Korean military exercises taking place in the region and “to show the will to counter the combined air drill of the enemy.”