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HISTORICAL FACTS: Kim jong un calls for efforts to prepare for war - The Untold Story

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is pictured in the driver's position of a new main battle tank after a training competition between the combined forces of the Korean People's Army tank crews at an undisclosed location in North Korea, March 13, 2024. © KCNA via KNS, AFP

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined his troops in training to operate newly developed battle tanks as he called for bigger efforts to prepare for war, state media reported Thursday.

The North’s tank training was seen as a response to the annual 11-day South Korean-US military drills that are to end later Thursday. The North views its rivals’ exercises a rehearsal for invasion.

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