RT
The North Korean leader has said his country must continue bolstering its strategic deterrent
North Korea must continue to build up its strategic missile arsenal due to the threat posed by US nuclear weapons, the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has said.
Tensions between North and South Korea, which have technically been at war since 1953, have further escalated in recent months. Earlier in October, Pyongyang accused Seoul of deploying drones over its territory to drop propaganda leaflets. The South, which is one of the key US allies in the region, has repeatedly accused its northern neighbor of sending trash-filled hot air balloons across the border.
Earlier this year, Kim proposed abandoning his country’s longstanding commitment to reunification, labeling the South a “principal enemy.”
On Wednesday, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim, along with several other senior officials, had inspected strategic missile…
