North Korea conducts mass-evacuation drills to prepare for nuclear WAR
The drills have taken place in smaller towns and cities, especially along the east coast, although there have been none in the capital Pyongyang yet.
As tensions heighten between North Korea and the rest of the world, especially the US, the unprecedented drills could betray Kim Jong-un’s war fears, despite his bullish rhetoric.
Chun In-bum, a recently retired South Korean general, said he had never seen anything like this before. He said: “They must realise how serious the situation is.”However experts are divided on whether the regime genuinely feels more threatened than before, or is simply seeking to create the perception that it wants to take care of its citizens.Mr Mattis also warned Pyongyang that North Korea’s military was no match for the US-South Korean alliance and that diplomacy was most effective "when backed by credible military force".