The North’s report on missile tests came three days after the leaders of the U.S., South Korea and Japan held their first stand-alone trilateral summit.
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has observed the test-firing of strategic cruise missiles from a navy ship, state media reported Monday, as the U.S. and South Korean militaries kicked off major annual drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal.
A state media photo showed him watching a soaring missile from the patrol ship from another place, not on the vessel. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement North Korea’s report on its cruise missile tests carry contents that is “an exaggeration” and “is not consistent with the facts.” It said South Korea’s military will maintain a firm readiness based on its capacity that can overwhelmingly defeat potential North Korean provocations.
North Korea in past years has slammed major U.S.-South Korean drills as practice for an invasion and has responded to them with missile tests. U.S. and South Korean officials maintain the exercises are defensive in nature and they have no intention of attacking the North.
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