N. Korean leader guides rocket firing drill

Rodong Sinmun, the daily newspaper of North Korea`s ruling Korean Workers` Party, on Sunday showed photographs of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guiding a rocket firing drill by the Korean People`s Army`s strategic force (left) and watching a short-range ballistic missile being launched. The Saturday launch of the ballistic missile was conducted on the occasion of the July 27 "war victory day," when the armistice agreement to halt the1950-1953 Korean War was signed. Kim was quoted as saying that the launch was aimed at the U.S. troops stationed in South Korea. Photos from Rodong Sinmun