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North Korea’s Kim says upcoming party congress will unveil plans to bolster nuclear deterrent

Kim Jong Un said the congress will detail plans to enhance North Korea's nuclear deterrent after recent missile tests demonstrating improved strike power and accuracy.

  • On Wednesday, KCNA reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the ruling Workers' Party congress will clarify the next-stage plans for further bolstering the country's nuclear deterrent, as he oversaw a ballistic missile test on Tuesday.
  • The congress, expected in the coming weeks, is the first in five years and Kim Jong Un said boosting military capability is the ruling Workers' Party's invariable line.
  • The KCNA said the launcher fired four missiles that hit a target 358.5 kilometers away, with state media adding the upgraded large-caliber multiple rocket launcher improved mobility and accuracy.
  • The test came a day after Elbridge Colby visited Seoul, with Washington still stationing 28,500 troops in South Korea and South Korea and Japan detecting missile activity, highlighting nuclear deterrence.
  • Since December, Pyongyang has test-fired hypersonic missiles, long-range strategic cruise missiles and new anti-air missiles, and experts say it needs multiple warheads to defeat rivals' missile defences.
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Kim Jong Un will be organizing the first North Korean Workers' Party congress in five years at the beginning of the year. It will be an opportunity to present its plans for nuclear deterrence.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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