US EditionNorth Korea's Kim Jong Un signals continued missile development in next 5 years
Kim Jong Un directed increased missile and artillery production capacity including new munitions plants to support military demands and plans for the 2026 Workers' Party congress.
- Visiting Hamhung factories, Kim Jong Un urged increasing missile production and building more arms plants after visiting two major weapons factories in the east coast city.
- State media said Kim urged expanding missile and shell production, emphasizing the importance of modernization and new factories before the ninth party congress.
- Accompanying the visits were Jo Chun-ryong, party secretary, and Kim Jong-sik, first vice director for the munitions industry, as Kim inspected Hwasong-11 SRBMs inside the February 11 Plant.
- He ordered expanding production capacity of missiles and shells, with plans for new munitions factories to be decided at the ninth party congress set for early next year, KCNA said.
- Observers noted the timing fuels speculation about links to Russia, as North Korea sent around 15,000 troops and Kim inspected an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine Thursday.
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Kim Jong Un Pushes More Missile, Artillery Shell Output
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to expand production of missiles and artillery shells and to build more munitions plants, as Pyongyang seeks to meet its growing needs and bolster the war deterrent. Kim issued the instructions while visiting “major munitions industry enterprises” to review fourth-quarter missile and shell output, North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Dec. 26. The report did no…
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During a visit to ammunition factories with senior officials, Kim Jong Un ordered the sites to increase their production.
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Le TempsNorth Korea is accelerating. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the "expansion" and the modernization of the country's missile production from 2026, reports France Info. North Korean leader also has the construction of new factories to meet the growing demand, according to the state media. During a visit to ammunition factories with senior officials on Thursday 25 December, the leader ordered the production sites to meet "anticipated needs …
North Korean leader Kim Jong One ordered officials to intensify the production of rockets and build more factories to meet the growing need of the North Korean army of projects, informed the state press,...
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