North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees ‘nuclear counterattack’ drill

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a drill simulating a “nuclear counterattack,” state-run KCNA news agency said Tuesday, the latest in a volley of tests by Pyongyang this year. The drill took place on Monday, according to the report. Seoul’s military had earlier announced that the North had fired several short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, with Tokyo confirming the launch. Kim “guided a combined tactical drill simulating a nuclear counterattack involving super-large multiple rocket artillerymen,” the report said. The rockets “hit their island target” some 352 kilometers (219 miles) away, it continued, describing Kim […]…

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