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N Korea’s Kim led drills ‘simulating nuclear counterattack’: KCNA

The North Korean leader has supervised a number of weapons tests over the past week [File: KCNA/KNS via AFP]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised two days of drills “simulating a nuclear counterattack” — including the firing of a ballistic missile carrying a mock nuclear warhead — according to state news agency KCNA, as South Korea and the United States continued their own military exercises.

Kim expressed “satisfaction” over the weekend launches, which were held to “let relevant units get familiar with the procedures and processes for implementing their tactical nuclear attack missions”, KCNA reported on Monday.

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