Kim Jong-Un leads rocket drills simulating 'nuclear counterattack'

Kim guided a combined tactical drill simulating a nuclear counterattack involving super-large multiple rocket artillerymen. The rockets "hit their island target" some 352 kilometers (219 miles) away, describing Kim as "expressing great satisfaction." (Image credit: AFP)

The launch is the second in less than a week by Pyongyang, which on Friday tested a "super-large warhead" designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media said. Seoul's military confirmed it had detected cruise missile launches at the time. (Image credit: AFP)

Tokyo also confirmed the launch, with a government spokesman saying one missile had a maximum altitude of 50 kilometers and landed outside of the country's EEZ. (Image credit: AFP)

South Korea's military said Monday that missiles flew from the Pyongyang area for about 300 kilometers before splashing down in the waters east of the Korean peninsula. It branded the launch a "blatant provocation."(Image credit: AFP)

The launch comes after Pyongyang's ally Moscow in March used its United Nations Security Council veto to effectively end UN monitoring of sanctions violations on Kim's government for its nuclear and weapons program. (Image credit: ANI)

South Korea claims that Pyongyang has sent around 7,000 containers of weapons to Moscow for use in Ukraine. The largely isolated country has recently bolstered military ties with Moscow, and this month it thanked Russia for its UN veto. (Image credit: AFP)

Analysts have warned that North Korea could be testing cruise missiles ahead of sending them to Russia for use in Ukraine, with Washington and Seoul claiming Kim has already shipped weapons to Moscow, despite UN sanctions banning any such moves. (Image credit: AP)