North Korea’s Kim orders military to intensify drills to respond to ‘real war’ if necessary

Kim Jong-un ‘stressed that the fire assault sub-units should be strictly prepared for the greatest perfection’

Kim Jong-un has ordered the North Korean military to intensify drills and sharpen their combat readiness to deter and respond to a "real war" if necessary as he supervised a fire assault drill.

The North Korean leader supervised a frontline artillery drill that simulated an attack on an unspecified South Korean airfield, state media said Friday.

His statement comes after the North fired a short-range ballistic missile off its western coastal city of Nampo on Thursday, according to the South Korean military.