Mr Kim also urged the modernisation of the armed forces.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visiting a strategic missile base at an undisclosed location in North Korea on Oct 23.
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited strategic missile bases and examined the readiness “for action of strategic deterrence” while calling the US strategic nuclear capabilities as a threat, state media reported on Oct 23. The US strategic nuclear means pose an “ever-increasing threat” to North Korea’s security environment and long-term threats demand Pyongyang’s “thorough and strict” counteraction posture of its nuclear forces, he was quoted as saying by KCNA.
Mr Kim also urged the modernisation of the armed forces by giving priority to the strategic missile force in the future, calling it “an important principle of the strategy for building the national defence.” He was accompanied on his visit by Ms Kim Yo Jong, his powerful sister and Mr Kim Jong Sik, the first vice-department director of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, KCNA reported.Please verify your e-mail to read this subscriber-only article in full
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