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This photo taken on Nov. 29, 2017, and released on Nov. 30, 2017, by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows launching of the Hwasong-15 missile which is capable of reaching all parts of the U.S. AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS
The United States and South Korean jets were honing their combined combat skills in massive annual air drills when a foreign affairs spokesman for North Korea announced that war is inevitable.
North Korea has threatened to strike the United States mainland as well as Japan and South Korea with nuclear weapons for months.