US EditionNorth Korea’s Kim says upcoming party congress will unveil plans to bolster nuclear deterrent
Kim Jong Un said the congress will detail plans to enhance North Korea's nuclear deterrent after recent missile tests demonstrating improved strike power and accuracy.
- On Wednesday, KCNA reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the ruling Workers' Party congress will clarify the next-stage plans for further bolstering the country's nuclear deterrent, as he oversaw a ballistic missile test on Tuesday.
- The congress, expected in the coming weeks, is the first in five years and Kim Jong Un said boosting military capability is the ruling Workers' Party's invariable line.
- The KCNA said the launcher fired four missiles that hit a target 358.5 kilometers away, with state media adding the upgraded large-caliber multiple rocket launcher improved mobility and accuracy.
- The test came a day after Elbridge Colby visited Seoul, with Washington still stationing 28,500 troops in South Korea and South Korea and Japan detecting missile activity, highlighting nuclear deterrence.
- Since December, Pyongyang has test-fired hypersonic missiles, long-range strategic cruise missiles and new anti-air missiles, and experts say it needs multiple warheads to defeat rivals' missile defences.
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1st LD Writethru: DPRK tests large-caliber multiple rocket launcher system
PYONGYANG, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a test-fire on Tuesday to verify the effectiveness of a large-caliber multiple rocket launcher system, with the country's top leader Kim Jong Un overseeing the event, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Wednesday. Four rockets were fired during the testing event, hitting a target in the sea 358.5 km away
Kim Jong Un oversees test of new North Korean rocket system
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of an upgraded large-caliber multiple rocket system designed for specific attacks as the nation seeks to raise its deterrent against nuclear war, state media reported on Wednesday.
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North Korea's Kim says upcoming party congress will unveil plans to bolster nuclear deterrent
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will unveil plans to further bolster its nuclear program at the upcoming ruling party congress.
North Korea to soon unveil 'next-stage' nuclear plans, Kim says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will unveil plans to bolster his nuclear forces at an upcoming ruling party meeting, state media reported Wednesday, after a missile launch the despot said would bring "excruciating mental agony" to his enemies.
The trial was held a few weeks before the Congress of the Workers’ Party, where the North Korean dictator promised to reveal the next steps to strengthen the country’s deterrent capacity
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