Kim Jong Un Tells Commanders to Prepare for War as Border Tensions Rise
Kim called training the company leaders’ primary revolutionary task as state media said the meeting was the first of the North’s entire army since February.
- On Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged company commanders to sharpen combat readiness, calling it their "primary revolutionary task" during a photo session with military leaders.
- Kim presided over the Third Meeting in Pyongyang on October 22 and 23, marking the first gathering of the North's entire army since the party's ninth congress in February.
- During the event, Kim instructed commanders to build the "strongest army" and accelerate a military revolution, emphasizing units must function as an "army of the Party and the army of ideology."
- Pak Jong-chon, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, attended alongside Defense Minister Kim Song-gi and KPA Chief of the General Staff Ri Yong-gil.
- Kim demanded units transform into "a-match-for-a-hundred ranks" with heroic mettle, adding the future of building a strong army looked "immensely rosy thanks to them.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on the country's military to prepare for war, several Korean newspapers report.
Kim Jong Un Calls for “World’s Strongest Armed Forces” After Sister’s Border Warning
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a conference of company commanders in Pyongyang that building the "world's strongest armed forces" is a top national priority, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim, 42, used the address to outline a "new-era military build-up," KCNA reported, without specifying a timeline or budget for the program. State media described the conference as a gathering of company commanders, a level …
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the "primary" task of the country's military commanders is to "fully prepare" their units "for combat," emphasizing combat readiness, state media reported on Wednesday. Kim made the comments during a photo session with participants at the third meeting of the Company Leaders of the Korean People's Army a day earlier, KCNA reported. "The main revolutionary task of company leaders is to complete the combat …
A selection of foreign media materials by the morning of October 28
A selection of foreign media materials by the morning of October 28.KCNA (DPRK): Kim Jong-un demanded that the company commanders of the Korean People's Army ensure full combat readiness of units for war through continuous and intensive training.The...
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