"Kim Jong Un Commands New-Type Tank in War Preparedness Drills"
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un participated in tank training exercises and called for increased preparations for war, viewing the South Korean-U.S. military drills as a potential rehearsal for invasion. The training involved new-type main battle tanks, with Kim personally driving one during the exercises. North Korea has vowed to conduct "responsible military activities" in response to the ongoing joint military exercises, while also intensifying its weapons testing activities in an effort to modernize and expand its nuclear and missile arsenals. Experts believe Kim may seek to leverage his upgraded weapons arsenal for U.S. concessions, and anticipate heightened testing activities and aggressive rhetoric from North Korea amid major elections in the U.S. and South Korea.
