{"id":"5e819ea0-8ff7-4cc3-b538-3d523867ff81","url":"https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/north-korea-us-nuclear-military-6512071","domain":"channelnewsasia.com","outlet":{"name":"Channel News Asia","country":"SG","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"North Korea says US-South Korea nuclear drill shows need for stronger nuclear deterrent","plainHeadline":"North Korea says the US-South Korea drill was a nuclear war rehearsal.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The Iron Mace drill integrated US nuclear capabilities with South Korean forces from Sep 29 to Oct 2.","North Korea labeled the exercise a nuclear war rehearsal targeting the country.","Kim Jong Sik stated the US aims to stifle North Korea with nukes, escalating threats daily.","Analysts note Kim Jong Sik's involvement signals a broader policy role on nuclear matters.","Tensions rose after a September border mine incident, with loudspeaker broadcasts discussed as a threat."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-11-02T03:25:08.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-11-02T04:19:34.068Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/ba75b06b-4eeb-4cb9-93a4-5bd31895ad5b","storyId":"ba75b06b-4eeb-4cb9-93a4-5bd31895ad5b","image":"https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--lvFbOuKB--/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/v1/one-cms/core/2026-11-02T025038Z_2_LYNXNPEMA01AU_RTROPTP_3_NORTHKOREA-ARMS.JPG?itok=uLwv2MHF","author":null,"dek":"The US and South Korea held Iron Mace, an exercise aimed at integrating US nuclear capabilities with South Korean conventional forces, from Sep 29 to Oct 2, according to Seoul's military."}