Missile launches were 'simulation' of nuclear-strike on South: North Korea

North Korea preparing to hold its first nuclear weapon test in five years: Reports

Kim Jong Un said North Korea's missile launches were a “simulation” of a nuclear attack on the South, in the latest sign that North Korea is preparing for its first atomic test in five years. 

Kim described a series of exercises since September 25, which included the first missile fired over Japan in five years, as a “severe warning” to the US and its allies, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said Monday. 
 

The drills included simulated nuclear strikes on airports in South Korea, tests of underwater missile silos and rocket attacks on seaports, the report said, describing the moves as