A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023. North Korea said Friday its latest cruise missile launches this week were part of nuclear attack simulations that also involved a test of a purported underwater attack drone as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his rivals "plunge into despair."
- Lee Jin-man - staff, AP
A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023. North Korea said Friday its latest cruise missile launches this week were part of nuclear attack simulations that also involved a test of a purported underwater attack drone as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his rivals “plunge into despair.”
- Lee Jin-man - staff, AP
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says is an underwater blast of test warhead loaded to an unmanned underwater nuclear attack craft "Haeil" during an exercise around Hongwon Bay in waters off North Korea's eastern coast Thursday, March 23, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
This photo taken during March 21 - 23, 2023 and provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says is underwater cruise of an unmanned underwater nuclear attack craft "Haeil" during an exercise in waters off North Korea's eastern coast. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says is a Hwasal strategic cruise missile during an exercise in South Hamgyong province, North Korea Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says is a Hwasal strategic cruise missile during an exercise in South Hamgyong province, North Korea Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
In this photo taken during March 21 - 23, 2023 and provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises an exercise in South Hamgyong province, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second right, supervises what it says a test launch of a Hwasal strategic cruise missile during an exercise in North Korea Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects what it says a test launch of a Hwasal strategic cruise missile during an exercise in North Korea Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second right, supervises what it says a test launch of a Hwasal strategic cruise missile during an exercise in North Korea Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
In this undated photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects what it says unmanned underwater nuclear attack craft "Haeil" which was tested during exercises held on March 21 - 23, 2023 in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test launch of a Hwasal strategic cruise missile during an exercise in South Hamgyong province, North Korea Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test launch of a Hwasal strategic cruise missile during an exercise in South Hamgyong province, North Korea Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test launch of a Hwasal strategic cruise missile during an exercise in South Hamgyong province, North Korea Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test launch of a Hwasal strategic cruise missile during an exercise in South Hamgyong province, North Korea Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
- Uncredited - hogp, KCNA via KNS
A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023. North Korea said Friday its cruise missile launches this week were part of nuclear attack simulations that also involved a detonation by a purported underwater drone as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his rivals "plunge into despair." The letters read "Developing since 2012 and it named "Haeil" on 2021."
- Lee Jin-man - staff, AP
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a ceremony to commemorate South Korean soldiers killed in three major clashes with North Korea in the West Sea in past years, at the national cemetery in Daejeon, South Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023.
- Im Hun-jung - foreign subscriber, Yonhap
South Korean army soldiers watch the North Korea side from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023. North Korea said Friday its cruise missile launches this week were part of nuclear attack simulations that also involved a detonation by a purported underwater drone as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his rivals "plunge into despair."
- Ahn Young-joon - staff, AP
A South Korean army soldier watches the North Korea side from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023. North Korea said Friday its cruise missile launches this week were part of nuclear attack simulations that also involved a detonation by a purported underwater drone as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his rivals "plunge into despair."
- Ahn Young-joon - staff, AP
South Korean army soldiers watch the North Korea side from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023. North Korea said Friday its cruise missile launches this week were part of nuclear attack simulations that also involved a detonation by a purported underwater drone as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his rivals "plunge into despair."
- Ahn Young-joon - staff, AP
A TV screen shows a recent image released by Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023. North Korea said Friday its cruise missile launches this week were part of nuclear attack simulations that also involved a detonation by a purported underwater drone as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his rivals "plunge into despair."
- Lee Jin-man - staff, AP
People pass by a wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023. North Korea said Friday its cruise missile launches this week were part of nuclear attack simulations that also involved a detonation by a purported underwater drone as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his rivals "plunge into despair."
- Ahn Young-joon - staff, AP
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