Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un He vowed to strengthen the country’s nuclear weapons program during a speech at a high-profile military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported on Tuesday.
“We will continue to take steps to strengthen and develop our country’s nuclear capabilities at the fastest rate possible,” kim said, according to a transcript published by the official Korean Central News Agency.
According to KCNA, Kim made a speech late Monday at a parade marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean people. revolutionary army In Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang.
North Korea It is facing international sanctions over its nuclear weapons program, and repeated talks aimed at persuading Kim to end it have yielded no results.
Kim said on Monday that the country’s nuclear weapons were “a symbol of national power” and should be diversified.
“In preparation for the turbulent political and military situation and all kinds of crises in the future … we will further increase our nuclear force at the highest possible speed,” he said.
Kim said the country’s primary role of nuclear weapons was as a deterrent that could be deployed if North Korea’s “fundamental interests” were attacked.
The military parade was widely expected to showcase the North’s most sophisticated weapon “monster” Hwasong-17 ICBM as well as hypersonic and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
KCNA said the parade actually featured Hwasong-17, which North Korea claims to have successfully tested on March 24.
KCNA reported, “The audience applauded, who were very excited to see the giant ICBM Hwaseongpho-17, take off in the skies on 24 March to demonstrate to the world the full power of Juche Korea and the strategic position of our republic. had climbed.”
State media have not yet published photographs of the parade.
“We will continue to take steps to strengthen and develop our country’s nuclear capabilities at the fastest rate possible,” kim said, according to a transcript published by the official Korean Central News Agency.
According to KCNA, Kim made a speech late Monday at a parade marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean people. revolutionary army In Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang.
North Korea It is facing international sanctions over its nuclear weapons program, and repeated talks aimed at persuading Kim to end it have yielded no results.
Kim said on Monday that the country’s nuclear weapons were “a symbol of national power” and should be diversified.
“In preparation for the turbulent political and military situation and all kinds of crises in the future … we will further increase our nuclear force at the highest possible speed,” he said.
Kim said the country’s primary role of nuclear weapons was as a deterrent that could be deployed if North Korea’s “fundamental interests” were attacked.
The military parade was widely expected to showcase the North’s most sophisticated weapon “monster” Hwasong-17 ICBM as well as hypersonic and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
KCNA said the parade actually featured Hwasong-17, which North Korea claims to have successfully tested on March 24.
KCNA reported, “The audience applauded, who were very excited to see the giant ICBM Hwaseongpho-17, take off in the skies on 24 March to demonstrate to the world the full power of Juche Korea and the strategic position of our republic. had climbed.”
State media have not yet published photographs of the parade.