North Korea Pictures Show Test of Nuclear-Capable Rockets

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Kim Jong Un made his fifth appearance at a military exercise in two weeks and called for his forces to be ready to 'annihilate the enemy without hesitation.'

North Korean state media has published photos showing the country's armed forces firing multiple short-range missiles Pyongyang says are capable of delivering nuclear warheads.The drill, which involved 'super-sized' multiple launch rocket systems , was carried Monday out to test the platform's capabilities through its 'sudden maneuverability and salvos' of its 600-millimeter rockets, the state-run Rodong Sinmun wrote.

, did not immediately respond to written requests for comment.There is a very limited window for intercepting such rockets, Ankit Panda, a nuclear policy analyst with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told NK News Tuesday.They could reach the South Korean capital of Seoul within 'a couple minutes' of being launched from North Korea.Monday's drill unfolded amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, which are at their highest level in decades.

 

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