North Korea’s Kim directs cruise missile test amid South Korea-US drills

 Kim Jong Un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, visited a navy unit to see a test of strategic cruise missiles on Monday, as South Korea and the United States kicked off joint military drills. 

The North Korean leader reportedly visited a navy unit on the east coast to inspect the Guards 2nd Surface Ship Flotilla of the East Sea Fleet. He also oversaw the test of “strategic” cruise missiles. The missile launch was aimed at verifying the ship’s “regular posture for mobilization and offensive ability.”

According to the Korean Central News Agency, the North Korean leader vowed to strengthen the country’s navy. Yonhap news agency reported citing KCNA that the launch was an apparent response to the joint military drills conducted by South Korea and the United States.

Kim also lauded the navy of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), the military force of the country and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea. 

South Korea and the United States kicked off the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS), an 11-day joint exercise, on Monday. The exercise will run from August 21 to August 31. Reportedly, the two countries will conduct various contingency drills, like the computer simulation-based command post exercise and Ulchi civil defense drills. The personnel from nine member countries of the United Nations Command, the multinational military force, will also join the military exercise. Australia, Canada, the Philippines, France, Britain, Greece, Italy, New Zealand, and Thailand are the member countries of the UN Command. 

The North Korean leader has repeatedly called the military drills between the US and South Korea as a rehearsal for nuclear war. He also slammed the two countries for conducting the joint drills. 

The military drills come after the leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States — during their trilateral summit at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland — affirmed to fight missile threats from China and North Korea.

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Kim Jong Un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, oversaw cruise missile tests as South Korea and the US kicked off joint military drills. 

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https://theprint.in/world/north-koreas-kim-directs-cruise-missile-test-as-south-korea-us-drills-begin/1723010/

https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/south-korea-us-set-to-launch-ulchi-freedom-shield-1224997.vov

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asia/us-japan-south-korea-reveal-new-joint-defenses-chinese-north-korean-mi-rcna100331

https://www.ft.com/content/1817f3e4-9da7-4336-867a-8746899985fd


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