North Korea media confirms country's 1st launch of projectiles this year

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a long-range artillery drill on Monday, the country's state-run media said, confirming that Pyongyang carried out its first projectile launch this year.The report Tuesday by the official Korean Central News Agency came a day after South Korea said the North fired two projectiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles from near Wonsan toward the Sea of Japan on Monday afternoon.Kim "expressed great satisfaction with the fact that the artillerymen are prepared to make rapid reaction to any circumstances and perfectly carry out their firepower com…READ FULL ARTICLE