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North Korea says tests a nuclear warning to South Korea, US

KCNA said North Korean leader supervised the launches over the past two weeks [KCNA via Reuters]

North Korea has said its recent barrage of missile launches were “tactical nuclear” drills personally overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, and a response to joint United States-South Korea naval exercises.

North Korea carried out its seventh launch in two weeks when it fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday morning.

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