US EditionNorth Korea warns it could destroy South if threatened, but leaves door open for US dialogue
Kim Jong-un reaffirmed North Korea's nuclear arsenal growth and dismissed South Korea as an enemy while leaving potential US talks contingent on policy changes, SIPRI says 50 warheads estimated.
- On Thursday, Feb. 26, Kim Jong Un said, `It is our party's firm will to further expand and strengthen our national nuclear power` and left open talks with Washington, depending on its attitude.
- The Ninth Workers' Party congress adopted a five-year plan emphasizing economic development and military modernization, ending with a military parade, KCNA reported.
- KCNA reported calls to develop submarine-launched ICBMs and tactical nuclear weapons, with Kim saying, `'We will focus on projects to increase the number of nuclear weapons and expand nuclear operational means,'` according to KCNA.
- Toward Seoul, Kim declared, `We will have no business dealing with South Korea, the most hostile entity` and will permanently exclude it, while Seoul's Unification Ministry regretted this hostile posture and vowed to stabilise peace.
- Kim's closer alignment with Moscow has deepened as he recently sent troops to support Russia's war in Ukraine, while speculation grows that US President Donald Trump may seek a meeting with Kim later this year.
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The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, closed this Wednesday, after a week, the IX Congress of the Workers’ Party, the great five-year conclave of the single party that governs the designs of the hermetic country, presiding over a military parade in the capital, Pyongyang, and delivering a message to the world: “Our Party has a firm will to expand and further strengthen the nuclear force,” Kim said in the reading of its working report during th…
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AlKhaleej TodayNorth Korea, Kim Jong Un, South Korea, US dialogue
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that his nuclear-armed country could 'completely destroy' South Korea if its security were threatened, reiterating his refusal to engage with Seoul.
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