On-point: Why North Korea is “fooling“ South Korea with live-fire drills

북, 긴장 높이는 의도는? 김여정 “한국군 망신 위한 기만 작전” 주장 What the North is insisting is that they have “fooled“ the South through what they call deceptive operations. Let’s dissect the North’s move with Stephen Noerper this morning. Thanks for joining us. 1. The North claims that the fire drills were just deceptive operations. It is also legitimizing the drills, insisting that the South does the same. What’s your take on the argument? 2. The North carried out live-fire drills for three straight days since Friday. What’s the intention behind the North’s provocations at the beginning of the year? 3. And today, January 8th, marks Kim Jong-un’s 40th birthday. How likely is it that there’ll be another round of military provocations? Maybe a 7th nuclear test? What do you think? 4. Will Kim Jong-un turning 40 be a turning point for him in any way with regard to his rule over the regime in the new year? Maybe further putting his daughter in the spotlight as his successor? 5. Kim Jong-un also sent a message to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressing his condolences over the recent series of deadly earthquakes in western Japan. Isn’t this a pretty rare move for Kim to make? Thanks so much for sharing your insight. Enjoy your afternoon. #KimYojong #NorthKorea #inter_Korean_relations #military_provocation #Korean_Peninsula #artillery_shell #북한 #군사도발 #김여정 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2024-01-08, 09:00 (KST)