A | Pyongyang, Oct 10 (UNI) North Korea on Monday said its recent barrage of missile launches were actually nuclear attack simulation on the South.
It comes as intelligence suggests North Korea is preparing to hold its first nuclear weapon test in five years, the BBC reported.
In recent weeks, Pyongyang has launched seven sets of missiles in response to recent US and South Korea drills.
On Monday, state media published extensive reports claiming the missiles were designed to carry tactical nuclear weapons.
These are small short-range weapons intended for use on the battlefield. They said the military practised loading the missiles with dummy versions of these miniaturised warheads.
They also claimed to have successfully simulated hitting South Korea's military bases, ports and airports, and said the launches were a warning to US and South Korea.
State news agency KNCA ran photos of leader Kim Jong-un overseeing and "guiding" the tests.
US and South Korea intelligence officials have been suggesting that the North may soon test a nuclear weapon for the first time since 2017.
Experts believe it could also use the opportunity to detonate a smaller tactical device for the first time - the sort which would fit into the missiles it has been testing, the BBC reported.
Last month Kim declared North Korea an "irreversible" nuclear power and revised its laws, allowing it to use nuclear weapons pre-emptively. Its previous policy had been to only use such weapons in response to an attack.
It has also markedly stepped up its frequency of missile firings this year, carrying out over 40 missile launches this year so far - its most ever.
Most of the launches in the past fortnight have been short-range missiles, which landed in the sea between North Korea and Japan.
But North Korea also fired a longer-distance missile over Japan last Tuesday - which analysts say is a new intermediate-range ballistic missile, based on the weapon's design.
This year has seen the North test-fire missiles from a variety of launch sites including trains and convoys - moving platforms which would make it harder for the weapons to be destroyed in a strike, analysts have suggested.
The analysts told BBC that Monday's state media reports framed the recent launches as "tactical nuclear operations units" - instead of describing them purely as missile tests - suggesting that North Korea has now developed a system for deploying smaller, short-range nuclear weapons.
The 25 September-October 9 barrage were a response to the US deploying its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan to waters around the Korean peninsula, and holding joint drills with Seoul and Tokyo.
The acceleration marks a significant change from when Pyongyang pursued denuclearisation talks with then US President Donald Trump between 2018 and 2019.
Analysts also said North Korea is also reacting to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's hawkish stance to the North and closer ties with the US.
UNI ING。 在江苏省南京市雨花台区西善桥街道有一家福彩站点，大部分工作人员都是残障人员。
B | 这家站点依托福彩公益金的支持和多方爱心共建，为残疾人搭建起自主就业的平台，形成了“公益滋养就业，就业反哺公益”的双向奔赴。江苏省南京市雨花台区西善桥街道福彩助残站点清晨，段先生有条不紊地整理着店面，他因幼时罹患脑膜炎导致肢体残疾，常年行走不便，过往求职屡屡碰壁，就业难题让他一度陷入困境。2025年福彩助残站点成功建立后，段先生终于拥有了稳定的工作与收入。“福彩给了我工作的机会，让我能自食其力，我真的非常感谢。”朴实的话语，道出了最真挚的感恩。日常工作中，段先生待人热忱、服务贴心，也有了一批熟客，让小小的门店始终暖意融融。这处暖心助残阵地，是多方爱心共建的结晶——西善桥街道无偿提供经营场地，社区“残疾人之家”负责店面搭建与日常运营，社会爱心与福彩公益力量汇聚，为残障人士拥抱社会搭建了专属平台。目前，站点已有4名残疾人员工。
C | 除了为残疾人提供就业平台外，该福彩站点也兼具社会实践与技能实训功能。运营至今，已累计为26名残障人士提供实训机会。通过工作实践，这些残障人士的沟通能力得到有效锻炼，也逐渐适应了社会节奏，为未来重新融入社会打下基础。据了解，社区“残疾人之家”的核心运营资金来源于福彩公益金，这家福彩站点通过合规运营反哺公益事业，构建了“以工代扶”公益模式的良性循环。福彩助残站点的设立是南京福彩践行“扶老、助残、救孤、济困”发行宗旨的生动案例。目前，全市有54个助残站点，南京福彩为站点提供技能培训、运营指导、日常维护等帮扶措施，累计助力300多名残疾人就业创业。一个个福彩助残站点的运行，让温暖的“福彩红”浸润金陵大地，汇入博爱南京的民生底色。未来，南京福彩将继续坚守公益初心，完善公益帮扶体系，让公益模式的良性循环，谱写新时代的福彩公益答卷。
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