Over the weekend, North Korea conducted a series of drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the U.S. and South Korea, overseen by leader Kim Jong Un. The drills included a short-range missile launch from a buried silo, which flew 420 kilometers before landing in the sea off the east coast. The drills were seen as a warning to the allies, with Kim Jong Un describing the missile launch as a simulated nuclear attack on South Korea.