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Escalation of drills between South, U.S. cited as provocation
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Printed: January 26, 2025, 2:09pm
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On this picture supplied by the North Korean authorities, its chief Kim Jong Un, proper, inspects testing of sea-to-surface strategic cruise guided weapons at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Unbiased journalists weren’t given entry to cowl the occasion depicted on this picture distributed by the North Korean authorities. The content material of this picture is as supplied and can’t be independently verified. Korean language watermark on picture as supplied by supply reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central Information Company. (Korean Central Information Company/Korea Information Service by way of AP)
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea mentioned Sunday that it examined a cruise missile system, its third recognized weapons show this 12 months, and vowed “the toughest” response to what it referred to as the escalation of U.S.-South Korean navy drills that concentrate on the North.
The strikes advised North Korea will doubtless preserve its run of weapons exams and its confrontational stance towards the U.S.
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