North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Calls for Intensified Drills in Case of ‘Real War’

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Calls for Intensified Drills in Case of ‘Real War’
A fire assault drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in a photo released by North Korean state media Korean Central News Agency on March 10, 2023. KCNA via Reuters
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SEOUL—North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ordered the military to intensify drills to deter and respond to a “real war” if necessary, state media said on Friday, after the leader oversaw a fire assault drill that it said proved the country’s capabilities.

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its west coast on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, adding it was analyzing possibilities the North may have launched multiple missiles simultaneously from the same area.