SEOUL — North Korea said Monday (Sept 14) it conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “huge destructive power”.The test included firing different types of weapons simultaneously, likely aiming at developing the ability to overwhelm South Korean and US air defences.Experts say North Korea is not slowing its testing activities even after US President Donald Trump recently scaled back a military exercise with South Korea in an apparent effort to revive diplomacy with leader Kim Jong-un.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Saturday’s drill was meant to practice the operations of an integrated weapons control system. South Korea’s military earlier said it detected short-range ballistic missile launches from North Korea’s eastern coastal Wonsan area on Saturday morning.After observing the firing drill, North Korean Marshal Pak Jong-chon said the drill would “improve the level of specialisation to bring down the enemy’s armed forces organizationally and structurally once an order is issued”.
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