Amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered intense military maneuvers.
North Korea’s rulers continue to pour oil in a fiery conflict. Kim Jong Un supervised a stunt with his daughter Ju-ae, state news agency KCNA reported on Friday. The photos show several rockets being fired during the maneuver. Kim told soldiers involved in the exercise to carry out “various simulation exercises for a real war” and continue to intensify them, KCNA further reported.
The conflict on the Korean peninsula has become more violent again in recent weeks. North Korea recently accused the United States of “deliberately” raising tensions in the region through joint military maneuvers with South Korea. Seoul and Washington want to start a 10-day joint military exercise on Monday – the biggest joint exercise in five years.
North Korea carried out three missile tests within days in February, including an ICBM. Kim announced in November that he wanted to make his country the “most powerful nuclear power in the world”.
(APA/AFP)