By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea conducted a simulated
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSSEOUL -North Korea conducted a simulated"tactical nuclear attack" drill on Saturday that included two long-range cruise missiles, state media reported on Sunday, as leader Kim Jong Un inspected shipbuilding and munitions factories.
The two cruise missiles carrying mock nuclear warheads were fired towards the West Sea of the peninsula and flew 1,500 kilometers at a preset altitude of 150 meters. "He affirmed that a future plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the WPK would set forth an important modernization of the complex and the development direction of the shipbuilding industry," the KCNA statement said.The latest missile test came just after the joint annual summertime exercises between South Korea and the U.S., known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, came to a close on Thursday after an 11-day run, featuring air drills with B-1B bombers.
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