North Korean leader supervises joint strike drill
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversees a joint strike drill of his military Friday, according to the Korean Central News Agency, Friday. Yonhap
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversees a joint strike drill by his military, according to the Korean Central News Agency, FRidaa. Yonhap
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a joint strike drill by his military, expressing his firm conviction that the North's armed forces will steadily develop its combat capability, state media said Friday.
Kim attended the drill Friday, "to judge the mobility and the fire power strike ability of the defense units on the front and in the eastern area," according to the Korean Central News Agency.
Kim expressed "his admiration for the combat capability of the units of the services of the KPA, and for defense units on the border and eastern areas keeping themselves fully ready to go into action on a moment's notice," KCNA said.
"He expressed his firm conviction that the KPA, which is boundlessly loyal to the party's call, would steadily develop its combat capability so as to definitely guarantee the victorious advance of the revolutionary cause of Juche and socialism with invincible military force." the KCNA said.
KPA refers to the Korean People's Army, the North Korean military. Juche is a notion of self-reliance.
However, the KCNA did not provide details on what was tested and where the live-fire exercise was conducted. (Yonhap)