North Korea Puts Artillery Units on High Alert Amid Drone Spat With the South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has put the country's artillery units on high alert after accusing South Korea of flying over Pyongyang. Seoul has not confirmed whether it sent any drones over North Korea's capital.
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00:00North Korea says its military is ready to attack South Korea days after accusing the
00:04South of dropping propaganda leaflets over Pyongyang.
00:08The Korean People's Republic of Korea's Defense Ministry said that the General Staff of the
00:15Korean People's Army announced that it would issue orders for the armed forces of the border
00:21line and the heavy duty troops to be prepared for firing.
00:27North Korea says South Korea sent drones over Pyongyang three times this month and said
00:32it would respond with force if it happened again.
00:35Seoul has refused to confirm whether it sent drones.
00:38Tensions have escalated between the two sides after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said
00:42he would expand the country's nuclear weapons program.