North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, has set the expansion of nuclear weapons as a policy for 2023. He says he will respond to hostile actions by the United States and South Korea, and there there is little room in sight to resume talks on denuclearization.
Kim Jong-Il delivered a speech at the end of the plenary session of the Party Central Committee, which was held for nearly a week. He argued that both the United States and South Korea had their sights set on North Korea, increasing the need to produce more nuclear weapons. The state-run Central News Agency of Korea (KCNA) reported the 1st.
According to it, Kim Jong-Il called South Korea a “puppet force” and claimed that South Korea was trumpeting its preparations for war. We need to grow exponentially,” he said. He added that the country will launch its first military satellite and develop a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system. Equipped with a nuclear warhead, it has the potential to reach the US mainland .
“In response to the troubling military developments of the United States and other hostile forces explicitly targeting North Korea, we will use overwhelming force to fully ensure our sovereignty, security and core interests,” Kim said. redouble our efforts to increase
North Korea plans to launch more than 70 ballistic missiles in 2022, raising international tensions. Three missiles were fired on December 31, 2009 and another in the early hours of January 1, 2012.
Meanwhile, Kim Jong Il replaced the military leadership. KCNA reported the 1st that Defense Minister Lee Young-gil has been appointed deputy chairman of the Military Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, and Kang Sun-nam will succeed Lee. The vice chairman of the committee was Mr. Park Chung Chon. He didn’t go into the details of the changes.
Types of ballistic missiles tested by the North Korean leader Sources: South Korean Ministry of Defense, Center for Non-Proliferation Studies
Kim Jong Un’s rocket program
Original title:Kim Jong Un pledges to develop nuclear power to face US and South Korea、North Korea launches ballistic missiles as Kim leads an important meeting、North Korea reorganizes leadership while Kim promises more nuclear weapons(extract)
(Updated to add military leadership replacement information after the Related Articles box)
