North Korea put missiles on alert and aims at the US

Increased activity is observed at North Korean facilities where medium and long-range missiles are based. Media reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday night ordered the North Korean missile forces to be put on alert for a possible strike on the US mainland and US military bases in South Korea on Guam and the Hawaiian Islands.

Despite enormous international pressure, North Korea continues to rock its nuclear ambitions. So in December, Pyongyang launched a missile, and in February, nuclear tests were carried out. In response, international sanctions against the DPRK have been tightened, and even China, a longtime ally of Pyongyang, has introduced checks on cargo from North Korea. In response to these measures, the North Korean government has issued threats of war almost every day for the past month. Relations with South Korea are severed in every possible way, military units are ready to attack at any moment.

The Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's official media outlet, has released photos taken during military exercises, training soldiers and, of course, Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un testing and inspiring troops.

(Total 33 photos)

1. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un looks at the latest developed military and technical equipment assembled at the 1501 facility of the Korean People's Army, March 24, 2013.

2. North Korean soldiers participate in military exercises, March 11, 2013.

3. The Korean People's Army conducts military exercises.

4. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches anti-landing exercises in the eastern coastal zone, March 25, 2013.

5. North Korean members of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Guards participate in military training on March 13, 2013.

6. Kim Jong-un checks the long-range artillery unit of object 641 of the Korean People's Army.

7. Kim Jong-un and officers are watching from the hill for the flight and exercises of paratroopers at the facility 630 of the Korean People's Army.

8. Kim Jong-un visits the Museum of Victory in the Patriotic Liberation War, which displays historical relics and souvenirs, March 24, 2013.

9. Kim Jong-un checks the quality of takani coats for pupils of the revolutionary schools of Mangyongdae and Kang Bang Sok, March 24, 2013.

10. North Korean artillery, designed to attack South Korea's islands of Daeyeonpyeong and Pennendo, is participating in military exercises to establish combat capabilities in the western sector of the front.

11. North Korean students attend a rally, demonstrating their desire to enlist in the army, March 14, 2013.

12. Kim Jong-un is heading to Volnai Island in the western sector of North Korea near the disputed maritime border with South Korea.

13. North Korean soldiers greet those who arrived on the boat. Image cut from North Korean state television video.

14. North Korean soldiers on the beach at an unspecified location.

15. North Korean soldiers greet their leader Kim Jong-un during his visit to the Jangjae defense detachment island, southwest of Pyongyang, on March 7, 2013.

16. Kim Jong-un greets soldiers at the long-range artillery unit of object 641 during a visit to front-line military units near the border island of Pennendo. Kim urged the troops to be on maximum alert. Pyongyang's state newspaper warned of the threat of canceling the 1953 truce that ended the Korean War.

17. Kim Jong-un inspects a unit of long-range artillery object 641 of the Korean People's Army.

18. Kim Jong-un leaves the island of the Wolnai defense detachment after inspection in the western sector of North Korea.

19. North Korean soldiers participate in military exercises, March 20, 2013.

20. Women from the artillery unit move a rocket launcher during anti-landing exercises on the east coast of North Korea, March 25, 2013.

21. Soldiers of the Korean People's Army take part in anti-amphibious exercises on the east coast, March 25, 2013.

22. Anti-landing exercises on the east coast, March 25, 2013.

23. Kim Jong-un inspects the second battalion at the facility 1973 of the Korean People's Army, March 23, 2013.

24. Soldiers of the Korean People's Army take part in military exercises, March 6, 2013.

25. Kim Jong-un looks at military equipment developed at the facility 1501 of the Korean People's Army, March 24, 2013.

26. North Korean soldiers are taking part in military exercises.

27. Kim Jong-un looks through binoculars at the defense islands of Jangjae and Mu, southwest of Pyongyang, on March 7, 2013.

28. Artillery exercises, March 14, 2013.

29. Artillery exercises in the western sector of the front, photo dated March 14, 2013.

30. Kim Jong-un talks to soldiers who are taking part in anti-airborne exercises, March 25, 2013.

31. Kim Jong-un with military girls, March 25, 2013.

32. Artillery exercises, March 14, 2013.

33. Kim Jong-un talks to military officials during anti-landing exercises on the east coast of North Korea, March 25, 2013.