North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a military drill that fired off “a powerful volley” of missiles simulating a strike on enemy airports, state-run media said Friday, just days ahead of large-scale joint military exercises between South Korea and the U.S.
Photos accompanying the report in the North’s official Korean Central News Agency showed that Kim, senior officials and his young daughter — who has been seen with her father at a number of major events — had observed the launches of at least six missiles that appeared to have been fired at the same time during the exercises Thursday.
KCNA said Kim had “examined the actual war response posture of the ... the unit charged with striking the enemy's operation airport in the direction of the western front.