(ANSA) — SEOUL, JAN 1 — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for an “exponential increase in the country’s nuclear arsenal” to confront its South Korean “undeniable enemy.”
North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party also announced that the country “will develop a new ICBM system, the main purpose of which will be rapid nuclear counterattack.
“The current situation requires double efforts to massively strengthen military strength to fully ensure our sovereignty, security and fundamental interests in response to the worrying military maneuvers by the United States and other enemy forces,” Kim said. “This underscores the importance and necessity of mass production of tactical nuclear weapons and requires an exponential increase in the country’s nuclear arsenal,” the North Korean leader continued. According to Kim, South Korea is now “completely within range” of North Korean nuclear strikes.
Tensions between North Korea and its southern neighbor, as well as the United States and Japan, have risen sharply in recent months. The year 2022 was marked by a record number of missile launches by Pyongyang, which notably launched its first ICBM in five years in March. Another fell from Japan in November. Three short-range ballistic missiles were launched by North Korea yesterday and another at dawn today.
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