North Korean state media released images of leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a missile test on Monday, days after its regional rivals held a historic summit, and as US-South Korea joint military exercises kick off nearby.
The Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim was on site to monitor the launch of strategic cruise missiles fired from a patrol ship, belonging to the North Korean Navy’s East Sea Fleet. While on board, Kim inspected the patrol ship’s weapons and combat preparedness, and “highly praised the ship for maintaining high mobility and mighty striking power and constant preparedness for combat to cope with sudden situation,” according to KCNA.
On Sunday, ahead of the joint drills beginning, suspected North Korean hackers targeted a company involved with the exercises, according to South Korean police – but were thwarted by the security system, with no military-related information stolen. South Korean authorities are now working with the US military to investigate the hack attempt. Seoul also responded to the North Korean missile drill on Monday, calling state media reports “exaggerated and in many cases different from the facts.
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