Kim Jong Un Leads Drills by Artillery Unit That Can Strike Seoul
- Show of force coincides with US-South Korea joint exercises
- Seoul area is within range of North Korean artillery forces
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided military drills that included fire from an artillery unit capable of hitting Seoul, stepping up threats against his neighbor that coincide with it hold joint military training with the US.
The exercises in North Korea began with fire by long-range artillery units “who have put the enemy’s capital in their striking range and fulfilled important military missions for war deterrence,” the official Korean Central News Agency reported Friday. A day earlier, KCNA released photos of separate drills with Kim on hand that included training to storm border posts.