Kim Jong Un fires top general, orders military to step up war plans

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Important Takeaways:

  • Kim pointed at the South Korean capital, Seoul, and its surrounding area on a map at a meeting with generals, in pictures released by state media.
  • Kim held a meeting of the central military commission in the country’s capital, Pyongyang, on Wednesday and discussed plans against its enemy, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. It did not say who the enemy was.
  • Pak Su Il was also removed from his post as chief of the general staff after just seven months.
  • North Korea has launched several missiles since the start of this year, and last month it launched the Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile, which officials said could reach the U.S. mainland.
  • It also threatened to shoot down American spy planes after what it said were incursions into its airspace.

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