North Korea stages artillery firing drill in latest weapons test

Leader Kim Jong Un was not mentioned in the report, suggesting he did not observe the training

North Korea has conducted artillery firing exercises to bolster its defense capability, state media reported on NOvember 7, its latest weapons test as Pyongyang continues to pressure Washington and Seoul to abandon what it calls their hostile policy toward it.

An artillery firing competition among mechanized units was held on November 6, with senior government and military officials present, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.

Leader Kim Jong Un was not mentioned in the report, suggesting he did not observe the training. He supervised a similar artillery firing drill last year.