North Korea carries out drill simulating 'nuclear counterattack', says state media
Image of super-large multiple rocket launchers.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the country's first nuclear counterattack drillwhichsimulated its "nuclear trigger" management system, confirmed state news agency KCNAon Tuesday (April 23).
Several short-range ballistic missiles were fired by North Korea on Monday (April 22) towards the sea off its east coast, stated South Korea's military.
North Korea's attempt to simulate its "nuclear trigger" management system appeared as a warning signal to its enemies.
To take part in the testing of the nationwide nuclear management system, known as "nuclear trigger", North Korea's artillery forces joined the first such drills of the country on Monday (April 22) to showcase the country's diversified nuclear capabilities and retaliate against "provocative and invasive" military exercises of the United States and South Korea, reported KCNA.
The simulation drills involved firing artillery using mocknuclearwarheads and maneuveringtroops ina nuclearcounterattackposture,if nuclear crisis alerts were issued, as per KCNA.
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Also Read:Japan issues alert after North Korea fires ballistic missile towards East Sea
Kim also praised the readiness of "the world's best" tactical nuclear attack weapons and expressed his satisfaction with the drillsconducted,saidthe state media.
Kim "guided a combined tactical drill simulating a nuclear counterattack involving super-large multiple rocket artillerymen," the report stated.
The rockets "hit their island target" nearly 352 kilometres (219 miles) away, the report added.
Itis believedthat North Korea has been making preparations to launch another spy satellite aftera reconnaissance satellite was successfully placedin orbit in November.
Last week, North Korea said that a strategic cruise missile was fired by the country to test a large warhead as well as a new anti-aircraft missile.
SouthKorea calls it 'blatant provocation', Japan issues alert
SouthKorea's military on Monday (April 22) stated that the missiles covered 300 kilometresfrom the Pyongyang area beforetheysplashed down in thewatereast of the Korean peninsula. The launchwas brandedas a "blatant provocation."
The launchwas also confirmedby Japan, which also issued an alert, as its government spokesman stated that one missile - which went at a maximum altitude of 50 kilometres - landed outside of the EEZ of the country.
Watch:North Korea conducts cruise missile warhead test
This is the second launch carried out by Pyongyang in less than a week, which on Friday (April 19) tested a "super-large warhead" that was designed to help fire a strategic cruise missile, as per the state media.
The launch of missiles comes after North Korea's ally Russia used its United Nations Security Council vetoin March to end monitoring of sanctions violations by the UN on Pyongyang for its nuclear and weapons programme.
(With inputs from agencies)