Re: North Korea Watch Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 3:39 pm
North Korea: Kim Jong Un orders military boost to 'overwhelm any hostile forces'
https://news.sky.com/story/north-korea- ... s-12639444Friday 24 June 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to strengthen the country's defence capabilities, state media has reported.
He "examined and approved an important issue of providing a military guarantee for further strengthening the country's war deterrent", the North's official news agency KCNA said.
The announcement came at the end of a three-day meeting that was being closely watched by the West due to concerns the country could launch its first nuclear test in five years.
US and South Korean officials have warned it could happen at "any time".
"(Kim) stressed the need for the entire army to... consolidate in every way the powerful self-defence capabilities
for overwhelming any hostile forces," KCNA said.
It added that Ri Pyong Chol, who has been leading missile development for North Korea, had been chosen as vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission.