North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea's military says, the latest in its flurry of weapons tests in recent weeks
FILE - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guiding a launching drill of the strategic cruise missile units"Hwasal" at an undisclosed place in North Korea.
North Korea views all such exercises as rehearsals for invasion and has repeatedly warned it would take "overwhelming" action in response. Japan's defence ministry also confirmed the launch, with Japanese media citing officials as saying both missiles are believed to have flown on an irregular trajectory before falling outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone.
North Korea's state media said Friday the "underwater nuclear attack drone" drill, which was personally overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, was staged "to alert the enemy to an actual nuclear crisis".
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