--- description: A new propaganda video from North Korea simulates an attack on the White House, showing the presidential residence in crosshairs title: North Korea Releases New Video Showing the White House Under Attack image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3ffc0d7055511f9e/6988cb16196cf4ffbb03fe45/north-korea-propaganda-video.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # North Korea Releases New Video Showing the White House Under Attack  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 27, 2017 11:01 PM CUT  A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed in Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un. A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed in Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un.Wong Maye-E—AP  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 27, 2017 11:01 PM CUT A new propaganda video from [North Korea](http://time.com/4757737/harry-harris-senate-north-korea/ "undefined") simulates an attack on the [White House,](http://time.com/4756343/president-donald-trump-nafta-free-trade/ "undefined") showing the presidential residence in crosshairs. The video clip, released Thursday, shows the White House as a target, followed by an aircraft carrier exploding into flames. According to [the Washington _Post_,](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-puts-out-new-video-showing-the-white-house-in-crosshairs-and-carriers-exploding/2017/04/27/6b6a9596-2b2b-11e7-a616-d7c8a68c1a66%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.a37c9dec128d "undefined") the caption accompanying that image translates in English to read, “When the enemy takes the first step toward provocation and invasion.” Aircraft carriers, navy vessels and footage of men rushing out of tanks and onto shore from the sea are also included in the video. The video was released by a North Korean website Meari, the Washington _Post_ [reports](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-puts-out-new-video-showing-the-white-house-in-crosshairs-and-carriers-exploding/2017/04/27/6b6a9596-2b2b-11e7-a616-d7c8a68c1a66%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.a37c9dec128d "undefined"). Although North Korea has released propaganda videos before, this one comes amidst rising tensions between the reclusive country and the United States. As North Korea continues to develop its nuclear weapons and conduct missile tests, the United States has [ordered the _USS Carl Vinson_](http://time.com/4751913/north-korea-sink-aircraft-carrier/ "undefined") aircraft carrier to the waters off the Korean Peninsula, and conducted its own [nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile test](http://time.com/4755266/north-korea-minuteman-icbm-test-launch/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined"). On Wednesday, the Trump administration summoned the entire Senate for a briefing on this issue. “What you’ve seen is really an integrated effort to prioritize diplomatic and informational aspects of national power, but also what you’ll see soon is using the economic dimension of national power as well as the military preparations that are underway,” a [White House official told reporters](http://time.com/4756685/trump-north-korea-military-preparations/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") as the Senate was being briefed. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4758725/north-korea-propaganda-video-white-house-explodes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4758725/north-korea-propaganda-video-white-house-explodes/"},"headline":"North Korea Releases New Video Showing the White House Under Attack","datePublished":"2017-04-27T23:01:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:39:00.167Z","description":"The video shows the White House in crosshairs","url":"https://time.com/4758725/north-korea-propaganda-video-white-house-explodes/","keywords":["North Korea","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3ffc0d7055511f9e/6988cb16196cf4ffbb03fe45/north-korea-propaganda-video.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alana Abramson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3ffc0d7055511f9e/6988cb16196cf4ffbb03fe45/north-korea-propaganda-video.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"north-korea-propaganda-video","caption":"north-korea-propaganda-video","creditText":"Wong Maye-E—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4758725/north-korea-propaganda-video-white-house-explodes/","name":"North Korea Releases New Video Showing the White House Under Attack"}}]}] ```