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North Korea holds 'tactical nuclear attack' drill, warns US, South Korea of 'real nuclear crisis'

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North Korea's drill involved the launch of "long-range strategic cruise missiles," the state outlet said.

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  1. North Korea Conducts Tactical Nuclear-Strike Drill Amid U.S.-South Korean Military Exercises

    Headline from Wall Street Journal ·

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    North Korea holds 'tactical nuclear attack' drill, warns US, South Korea of 'real nuclear crisis'

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    North Korea: Kim warns western drills risk nuclear war – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has said US, South Korean and Japanese military exercises have turned the Korean peninsula into the world's "biggest war hardware concentration spot."

  2. Deutsche Welle

    North Korea launches missiles amid US drills with the South – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The launches come as the United States and South Korea conduct military exercises that North Korea regards as a threat.

  3. Shore News Network

    North Korea stages nuclear strike drill to protest allied exercises (opens Shore News Network)

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    By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea conducted a simulated "scorched-earth" nuclear strike on targets across South Korea, state

  4. NBC News

    North Korea stages nuclear strike drill to protest U.S. exercises (opens NBC News)

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    North Korea is extremely sensitive to the deployment of U.S. B-1B bombers, which are able to carry large payloads of conventional weapons.

  5. Al Jazeera

    North Korea simulates ‘tactical nuclear strike’ on South Korea (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Pyongyang says its latest launch is response to US-South Korean military drills that included deployment of B1-B bomber.

  6. Wall Street Journal

    North Korea Conducts Tactical Nuclear-Strike Drill Amid U.S.-South Korean Military Exercises (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Pyongyang is flashing more military might in opposition of Washington-Seoul combined exercises.

  7. Just the News

    North Korea holds 'tactical nuclear attack' drill, warns US, South Korea of 'real nuclear crisis' (opens Just the News)

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    North Korea's drill involved the launch of "long-range strategic cruise missiles," the state outlet said.

  8. NBC News

    North Korea stages 'tactical nuclear attack' drill with mock warhead (opens NBC News)

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    The KCNA news agency said the drill was carried out early Saturday to “warn enemies” that the country would be prepared in case of nuclear war.

  9. Al Jazeera

    N Korea stages ‘tactical nuclear attack drill’ in warning to enemies (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Pyongyang says it carried out a nuclear attack drill with mock atomic warheads attached to two long-range missiles.

  10. France 24

    North Korea test-fires missiles as part of a simulated 'nuclear attack' (opens France 24)

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    North Korea staged a "simulated tactical nuclear attack" drill at the weekend with mock atomic warheads attached to two long-range cruise missiles that were test-fired into the ocean, state-controlled…

  11. Washington Times

    North Korea holds ‘tactical nuclear’ drills, warns US and South Korea of ‘real nuclear crisis’ (opens Washington Times)

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    North Korea over the weekend staged a “tactical nuclear attack virtual launch drill” and warned Washington and Seoul of a potential “real nuclear crisis,” North Korean state-run media reported Sunday.

  12. Shore News Network

    North Korea stages tactical nuclear attack drill (opens Shore News Network)

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    By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea conducted a simulated tactical nuclear attack drill that included two long-range cruise missiles in an

  13. Deutsche Welle

    North Korea stages mock 'nuclear attack' – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The drill took place just as the joint exercises conducted by Seoul and Washington concluded. Pyongyang's intent was to show strength and "warn enemies."

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