Kim Jong-un grins at brutal takedown of ‘South Korean missile’ as China expose WW3 fears – Express.co.uk

The tyrant can be seen grinning as paratroopers descend onto the site of the drill before blowing up a mocked-up south Korean missile system.

And a commentator on the state-spread video can be heard claiming the Hermit Kingdoms armed forces will be able to wipe out the daylight robbery U.S. imperialist and its subordinate [South Korea] without a trace, NK news has confirmed.

The drill, released as part of an hour-long propaganda video by the North, will serve as a challenge to the South after the Western allied nation tested a ballistic missile to stand up to Kim Jong-uns military advances.

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The nations presidential office said in a statement last week that South Korea had successfully test-fired a type of Hyunmoo-2 ballistic missile.

Defence officials believe the missile may have travelled up to 497 miles (800 kilometres) the maximum ballistic missile range allowed under a deal with the US before it hit a designated test target.

South Korean military revealed it had already tested the missile four times and said it will be ready to use after two more launches.

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The nations president, Moon Jae-in, said: I am a believer in dialogue, but I also know that dialogue is possible when we have a strong national defence.

A policy of embracing North Korea is possible when we have a defence capability that surpasses that of North Korea.

It comes as Chinas ambassador to the UN warns tensions on the Korean peninsula could spiral out of control unless both the North and the South agree to settle their conflict through negotiations.

Ambassador Liu Jieyi said: "Currently tensions are high and we certainly would like to see a de-escalation.

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"If tension only goes up ... then sooner or later it will get out of control and the consequences would be disastrous."

The call for peace talks between the two Koreas has been backed by both Chinese officials and South Koreas new president Moon Jae-in, turning away from the foreign policy of US President Donald Trump who has called on the world to exert maximum pressure on the Kim regime.

Calling for peace talks, the ambassador added: "We cannot afford to wait for too long without dialogue taking place."

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