SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the country has come a long way in building a powerful army but weapons without ideology are simply 'ironware', as he stressed loyalty to some of its most elite military cohorts, state media reported on Tuesday (Feb 25). Kim's remarks at the Kim Il-sung University of Politics come at a time of...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for building flats at the fourth stage in the Hwasong area, Pyongyang, North Korea, Feb 16, 2025, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency.SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the country has come a long way in building a powerful army but weapons without ideology are simply "ironware", as he stressed loyalty to some of its most elite military cohorts, state media reported on Tuesday .
As the Korean People's Army aims to become the world's strongest military, and the focus of the mission should be "none other than the political, ideological, spiritual and moral advantages of the army of the Party and the people," Kim said. The school is the training ground for officers who go on to serve in the powerful political apparatus of the country's more than one million active-duty military, exerting political control directed by the ruling Workers' Party.
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