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North Korea: Recent tests were 'tactical drills' overseen by Kim Jong Un | Oneindia news

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North Korea: Recent tests were 'tactical drills' overseen by Kim Jong Un | Oneindia news

North Korea: Recent tests were 'tactical drills' overseen by Kim Jong Un | Oneindia news

North Korea's State News Agency KCNA said on Monday that North Korea's recent missile tests were designed to simulate showering the South with tactical nuclear weapons as a warning after large-scale navy drills by South Korean and US forces.

The news agency further added that Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of its Central Military Commission, guided the military drills on the spot.

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