North Korea said on Monday it conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed showed “huge destructive power”.The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Saturday’s drill was meant to get familiar with the procedure for the operation of the integrated firepower control system. South Korea’s military earlier said it detected short-range ballistic missile launches from North Korea’s eastern coastal Wonsan area on Saturday morning.After observing the drill, Marshal Pak Jong-chon said the drill would “improve the level of specialisation to bring down the enemy’s armed forces organisationally and structurally once an order is issued”. He added that the weapons systems mobilised showed “the huge destructive power of concentrated fire”, according to KCNA.
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North Korea tests weapons capable of striking South Korea: ‘huge destructive power’
North Korea announced on Monday that it conducted a joint live-fire drill on Saturday involving missiles, artillery, and drones. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) stated the drill aimed to familiarize participants with an integrated firepower control system and demonstrated "huge destructive power." South Korea's military had previously detected short-range ballistic missile launches from North Korea's eastern coastal Wonsan area on Saturday morning.
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North Korea announced on Monday that it conducted a joint live-fire drill on Saturday involving missiles, artillery, and drones. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) stated the drill aimed to familiarize participants with an integrated firepower control system and demonstrated "huge destructive power." South Korea's military had previously detected short-range ballistic missile launches from North Korea's eastern coastal Wonsan area on Saturday morning. Marshal Pak Jong-chon, observing the drill, reportedly said it would enhance specialization for targeting enemy armed forces and highlighted the "huge destructive power of concentrated fire" from the mobilized weapons.
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South Korea's military detected short-range ballistic missile launches from North Korea's eastern coastal Wonsan area.
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The drill showed 'huge destructive power'.
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North Korea conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones.
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The drill would improve the level of specialization to bring down enemy armed forces.
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The drill was meant to familiarize with the procedure for the operation of the integrated firepower control system.
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