North Korea Starts Preparation For War, Conducts Rare Mass-Evacuation Drills

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North Korea has started conducting rare mass evacuation and blackout drills throughout the country in preparation for war with the United States.

A number reports said that the drills have taken place in secondary and tertiary cities and towns, particularly along the east coast, but not in the capital city of Pyongyang.

The revelation comes at a time when the tension between the ‘hermit state’ ad the United States are all-time high after a series of nuclear and missile tests, including an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of striking (ICBM) capable of striking the heart of America.

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Saturday during a trip to South Korea said that the threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating. Mattis also met his counterpart Defence Minister Song Young-moo, to meet his counterpart.

“North Korea has accelerated the threat that it poses to its neighbours and the world through its illegal and unnecessary missile and weapons programmes,” he said.

The Defence Minister also warned that the US would never accept a nuclear north and that dictator Kim Jong-un was overmatched by American firepower.
On the other side, experts are divided about whether the unusual drills taking place in North Korea are a sign that the regime feels more threatened than before, or wants to create the perception that it is taking care of its citizens.

At the United Nation General Assembly in September, Donald Trump threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea if it is provoked. The US military also ramped up military deployments near the Korean peninsula.

Source: india