{"id":24180,"date":"2016-03-27T01:31:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T01:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/north-korean-video-depicts-us-under-attack\/"},"modified":"2016-03-27T01:31:05","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T01:31:05","slug":"north-korean-video-depicts-us-under-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/north-korean-video-depicts-us-under-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korean video depicts US under attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{Angered by joint US-South Korean military drills, Pyongyang issues more threats to Washington and Seoul.}<\/p>\n<p>A video released by North Korea has depicted a nuclear attack on Washington, as an angry Pyongyang continued to hit out against joint military drills between South Korea and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The four-minute state media video &#8211; titled &#8220;Last Chance&#8221; &#8211; showed a digitally created scene of a missile being fired from a North Korean submarine and wiping out the US capital, the Associated Press news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Pyongyang, which says the military drills are a dress rehearsal for an invasion, was angered when South Korean media reported that the exercises included training for a &#8220;decapitation strike&#8221; on the North&#8217;s top leaders.<\/p>\n<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday warned his military was prepared to attack Seoul&#8217;s presidential palace unless South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologised for &#8220;treason&#8221; and executed officials Pyongyang accuses of planning to attack it.<\/p>\n<p>The North is believed to have artillery capable of striking Seoul, though such a strike is said by analysts to be highly unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>A video similar to &#8220;Last Chance&#8221; was aired in 2013 when North Korea also conducted a nuclear test and satellite launch.<\/p>\n<p>Jong-un&#8217;s government has been developing its nuclear weapons and missile capabilities, but is not believed to have perfected either enough to pose a credible threat to major US cities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-11193 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/401fd6633bf44fd9912fe6b79b65edb5_18.jpg\" alt=\"North Korea says its ready to attack Seoul if it does not apologise for &quot;treason&quot;\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Angered by joint US-South Korean military drills, Pyongyang issues more threats to Washington and Seoul.} A video released by North Korea has depicted a nuclear attack on Washington, as an angry Pyongyang continued to hit out against joint military drills between South Korea and the United States. 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