N Korea at crossroads

North Korea drills for South occupation in message to U.S., Seoul

Show of force in response to joint military exercises between allies

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North Korean leader Kim Jong visits the training center of the General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army in an undisclosed location in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency.  © Reuters

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei staff writer
September 1, 2023 02:10 JST

SEOUL -- North Korea took the unusual step of conducting a military command drill and missile firings in recent days that simulates an all-out invasion of South Korea, the show of strength coming amid a tightening alliance between Washington and Seoul.

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