North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attends the 5th National Meeting of Mothers in Pyongyang. Reuters
DW: North Korea’s Kim wants to ‘accelerate’ war preparations
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his party to be more ready for conflict at the annual year-end meeting. Earlier, Kim had warned that North Korea would retaliate with a nuclear attack if provoked.
North Korean state media said Thursday leader Kim Jong Un has urged his party to “accelerate” war preparations, including its nuclear program, to counter confrontational moves by the US.
Kim asked the party to “further accelerate the war preparations” across sectors such as nuclear weapons and civil defense, the Korean Central News Agency reported.
“He (Kim) set forth the militant tasks for the People’s Army and the munitions industry, nuclear weapons and civil defense sectors,” KCNA said.
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