Kim Jong Un and his daughter pose for a propaganda photo in front of an ICBM. Image: KCNA via REUTERS
DW: North Korean arms development puts Asia on edge in 2023
The regime in Pyongyang has started 2023 by threatening South Korea and announcing plans for more capable ballistic missiles and a larger nuclear arsenal.
North Korea has begun 2023 with a series of missile launches and leader Kim Jong Un vowing to increase production of nuclear weapons and develop improved intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), according to statements carried by state-run news agency KCNA.
Kim has also declared that South Korea is the North’s “undoubted enemy” and “hell-bent on an impudent and dangerous arms build-up.”
South Korea has lived in the shadow of aggression from its northern neighbor since the 1950s. However, analysts have said the current threats and provocations emerging from Pyongyang should be a cause for deep concern.
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WNU Editor: This type of commitment is putting everyone on edge, not only for those in Asia …. Kim Jong-un vows to ‘exponentially’ increase nuclear warhead production (The Guardian).