North Korea's Kim says country will exercise its position as nuclear state, KCNA reports
KCNA said Kim also ordered faster conventional weapons upgrades and construction of a 10,000-ton guided missile cruiser.
- On Tuesday, Pyongyang's state media reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over the second plenary meeting of the ninth central committee, calling for efforts to increase nuclear assets "with a goal of overtaking the world."
- The three-day session, which concluded Monday, assessed policy progress since the major February congress in 2021 and reaffirmed the country's commitment to expanding nuclear forces, describing them as "the core of the military sovereignty" of the nation.
- Kim also ordered the buildup of conventional weapons and accelerated construction of a 10,000-ton-class strategic guided missile cruiser, with plans to be carried out "with increasing speed."
- Pyongyang reiterated its designation of South Korea as its most hostile nation, while Kim blamed the United States for worsening global conflicts and regional tensions through its combined nuclear posture with Seoul.
- Emphasizing a "line of no retreat," officials declared that exercising the country's position as a nuclear weapons state is the "only way" to cope with an unpredictable international security situation.
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"We will launch 10,000-ton strategic warships one after another," the North Korean leader said at a ceremony yesterday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has announced that his country is equipping the navy with nuclear weapons, the official state news agency KCNA reports. According to Kim Jong-un, the nuclear armament is part of a strategic plan to keep the armed forces ready for “diverse military operations”.
North Korean leader Kim Jong One claimed that the army was "upgrading the navy with nuclear weapons," reported a state media on Wednesday, adding that he wanted to build 10,000 tons of military ships. ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the army is in the process of "the Navy nuclear weapons team," reported on Wednesday to the official KCNA press agency, adding that it wants to build 10,000-ton military ships.
Are we witnessing an irreversible nuclear escalation on the Korean Peninsula? North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced earlier this week his intention to bolster his country's arsenal "at very high speed" to cope with an increasingly unpredictable global situation, the agency reported on Tuesday, June 23.
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