South Korea Sees ‘Unusual Increase’ in North Korean Air, Artillery Operations

South Korea Sees ‘Unusual Increase’ in North Korean Air, Artillery Operations
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a military drill at undisclosed location in North Korea on March 2, 2020. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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North Korea has shown an “unusual increase” in military activity, carrying out inspections of its artillery’s readiness and conducting air force operations, said South Korea’s Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo.

“North Korea ... has been heightening military tensions through an unusual increase in the inspection activities for its combat readiness posture, mostly of its artillery, and in its air force planes’ flight operations,” he said, according to Yonhap.
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Jack Phillips
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