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N. Korea reports latest missile launches, calling it strike drill

North Korean state media reported Monday that Pyongyang has conducted a firepower strike drill involving combined units at all levels of the Korean People's Army. The report came after South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) detected multiple ballistic missiles launched from the North's Wonsan area toward the East Sea on Saturday, a day after South Korea, the United States and Japan wrapped up…

N. Korea reports latest missile launches, calling it strike drill

North Korea has conducted a firepower strike drill involving various units of the Korean People's Army, according to a report from The Korea Times. The drill, conducted at all levels of the army, took place from the North's Wonsan area towards the East Sea on Saturday, following a series of military exercises with South Korea, the United States, and Japan.

The drill involved new combat systems, including attack drones, tactical cruise missiles, large-caliber thermal-pressure multiple rocket launchers, and tactical ballistic missiles.

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