"The KPA should be fully ready to check the enemy at once and mercilessly and completely repress them even if a war breaks out at once today, and it is the first patriotism and loyalty to the state and people and the foremost revolutionary duty for the soldiers to devote their all to the intensive drills for a real war," he said. In addition, Kim oversaw the test-firing to evaluate the performance of a new 600mm multiple rocket launcher, the KCNA said in a separate report.