North Korea Slams US ‘War Preparation,’ Fires Off Missiles
- Missiles were sent toward waters off North Korea’s west coast
- Leader’s sister threatened to turn Pacific into ‘firing range’
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over live-fire drills where his military launched several suspected short-range ballistic missiles after his sister threatened the US with consequences if it goes ahead with joint exercises with South Korea.
The so-called fire assault drill was to aimed at deterring an attack and countering any assault against the state, the official Korean Central News Agency said Friday. Kim said the exercises served a reminder that his soldiers “need to always stay alert for all sorts of more frantic war preparation moves being committed by the enemy,” it said.