North Korea leader Kim oversees long-range artillery drill - KCNA

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a drill of long-range artillery sub-units of the Korean People's Army, in North Korea in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 2, 2020. KCNA via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a long-range artillery drill on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.

 

South Korea had reported two launches off the east coast into the sea on Monday, but KCNA made no mention of whether missiles were involved.

 

Photos released by state media showed troops firing a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), first seen last year and estimated by analysts to be about 400mm-450mm in caliber.

 

"The men of long-range artillery pieces on the front participating in the drill proudly demonstrated the accurate marksmanship which they had improved in their training," KCNA reported.

 

While smaller than some of the other short-range missiles fired by North Korea last year, analysts said the large MLRS are still a type of ballistic missile, and therefore a potential violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.

 

Monday's launch was the first since North Korea fired what it called "super-large multiple rocket launchers" on Nov. 28 and follow a year-end deadline North Korea has put forth for the United States to drop its insistence on unilateral denuclearisation by Pyongyang.

 

(Reporting by Sangmi Cha; Editing by Chris Reese and Michael Perry)

 

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7 minutes ago, webfact said:

Monday's launch was the first since North Korea fired what it called "super-large multiple rocket launchers" on Nov. 28 and follow a year-end deadline North Korea has put forth for the United States to drop its insistence on unilateral denuclearisation by Pyongyang.

we wont drop that. Launch away. Be careful.

I would like to meet his Tailor.

5 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

I would like to meet his Tailor.

I'd rather meet some of the FAT BOY's mistresses.

If you can see it, it ain't long range artillery!

 

Only interesting item in photo is how people near Lil' Kim have to wear masks now!  

On 3/3/2020 at 7:25 PM, kensawadee said:

I'd rather meet some of the FAT BOY's mistresses.

I'd like to meat them, too.

Will be interesting if North Korea get an outbreak of Corona, probably too busy messing around with missiles to focus on Corona