North Korea says missile launches were part of live-fire exercise
On Monday, September 14, the DPRK said that the launch of several missiles on September 12 was part of a live-fire exercise involving a long-range missile.
On Monday, September 14, the DPRK said that the launch of several missiles on September 12 was part of a live-fire exercise involving long-range artillery and missile units.
Five army units took part in the “joint fire strike exercise” and tested several weapons systems, including attack drones, tactical cruise missiles, tactical ballistic missiles and large-caliber multiple launch rocket systems.
According to the KCNA news agency, the exercises are designed to raise the morale of the troops and improve their ability to “completely defeat the enemy” on the first order.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Saturday that North Korea had fired several short-range ballistic missiles that flew about 250 kilometers toward the sea off its east coast.
The launch came a day after South Korea, the United States and Japan completed the fifteen-day trilateral Freedom Edge exercise.
The KCNA report comes two days after the launch, believed to be the 13th known ballistic missile launch this year.
