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  • North Korea propaganda video shows U.S. being destroyed

    North Korea propaganda video shows U.S. being destroyed

    A North Korean video shows a simulated missile strike on the U.S., completely engulfing the target in flames. The video was played during a musical tribute to the late Kim Il Sung.

    “North Korea marked the birthday of leader Kim Jong Un’s grandfather with a rousing concert in Pyongyang that featured a video simulation of a nuclear missile attack destroying what appears to be an unidentified U.S. city.” USA Today reports

    The video simulation, obtained by Western news sites Wednesday, shows at least one ballistic missile being fired and crossing the Pacific before multiple missiles appear to strike the U.S. The video then shows an American flag and a cemetery superimposed with flames.

    http://metro.co.uk/video/north-korea-drops-nuclear-bomb-city-ww3-simulation-1449679/?ito=vjs-link

    The video was unveiled Sunday during a performance by North Korea’s State Merited Chorus for participants of a military parade marking the 105th birthday of Kim Il Sung. He ruled North Korea from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994, when his son Kim Jong Il began a reign that lasted until his death in 2011.
    The video comes at a time of high tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. The U.S. has expressed outrage at a series of missile and nuclear tests by Pyongyang, and North Korean leader Kim has been equally critical of a massive military exercise involving hundreds of thousands of South Korean and U.S. troops.

    Vice President Mike Pence visited South Korea this week, pledging solidarity with Seoul and warning North Korea that “the era of strategic patience is over.” Pence, visiting Japan on Wednesday, issued another warning.

    “The United States of America will always seek peace but under President Trump, the shield stands guard and the sword stands ready,” Pence said from the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in Tokyo Bay.

  • U.S. Marines to deploy 300 troops to Afghanistan’s embattled south

    The U.S. Marines will deploy 300 troops to Afghanistan’s embattled southern Helmand province as part of NATO’s advise-assist mission, the Marine Corps announced on Saturday.

    “Task Force Southwest, led by Brig.-Gen. Roger Turner Jr. will train and advise key leaders within the Afghan National Army 215th Corps and the 505th Zone National Police,’’ a statement published by the corps said.

    Helmand is one of the most embattled provinces in southern Afghanistan, where almost all districts, save for the provincial capital, are either heavily embattled or fully controlled by Taliban militants.

    The troops are to assist Afghanistan security forces in beating back a resilient Taliban insurgency that has taken most of the province by storm after the end of NATO’s combat mission.

    “The Marine Corps has an operational history in Afghanistan, particularly in Helmand province,’’ the statement noted, adding that the Marines will assist in preserving gains made together with the Afghanistan.

    The U.S. maintains nearly 10,000 troops in Afghanistan under the NATO’s Resolute Support mission.

    The future of the mission is unknown given the upcoming change in the U.S. administration.