US EditionNorth Korea warns it could destroy South if threatened, but leaves door open for US dialogue
Kim Jong Un set a five-year plan to expand nuclear weapons and delivery systems, linking U.S. relations to abandoning hostile policies and rejecting South Korean overtures.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned that North Korea could completely destroy South Korea if threatened, while excluding South Korea from the category of compatriots or labeling it an enemy.
- Kim stated that relations with the United States depend entirely on the US attitude and left open the possibility of dialogue if Washington respects North Korea's nuclear status and ends hostile policies.
- Kim announced plans to strengthen and expand North Korea's nuclear force, including developing new weapons like underwater-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles and expanding tactical nuclear weapons.
- The Workers' Party of Korea held its Ninth Congress, concluding with a military parade in Pyongyang attended by Kim and his daughter Kim Ju-ae, signaling continued emphasis on military strength and sparking speculation about her future role.
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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…
North Korean leader Kim Jong said his country could "completely destroy" South Korea if its security would be threatened by refusing to cooperate with Seoul during the Congress of the Workers' Party, located in power...
Kim Jong Un calls South Korea ‘most hostile enemy,’ says North could ‘completely destroy’ it
Kim Jong Un warns North Korea could "completely destroy" South Korea if threatened, calling Seoul the "most hostile enemy" during the Workers' Party congress, according to state media.
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