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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announces plans for exponential increase in nuclear arsenal
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has announced plans to strengthen the country's nuclear capabilities, with a focus on preparing a nuclear force for combat. This decision comes after the reveal of a new platform designed to launch more powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles. According to state media, North Korea aims to exponentially increase its nuclear arsenal in response to what it perceives as a grave threat from a US-led military bloc in the region. Additionally, Kim Jong Un is reportedly preparing his teenage daughter to succeed him as leader of the state. South Korea's deputy defense minister has condemned North Korea's recent diversification of nuclear delivery systems.
We are now perfectly carrying out the policy on building the nuclear armed forces on increasing the number of nuclear weapons by geometrical progression.
The DPRK will steadily strengthen its nuclear force capable of fully coping with any threatening acts imposed by its nuclear-armed rival states.
It's not unusual for North Korea to use media reports and imagery to try to telegraph, you know, to the world.
From the end of the following year, they started to mention 'exponential increases,'
We believe that by 2027 North Korea can secure enough nuclear material for about 200 warheads and by 2030, this can reach 300.
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sources
- 1.The Times of India
- 2.CNN
- 3.ABC News (Australia)
- 4.Daily Sabah
- 5.Al Jazeera
- 6.Agence France-Presse
- 7.Korean Central News Agency
- 8.Reuters
- 9.Rodong Sinmun
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Russian Foreign Policy
- 3.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 4.Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
- 5.Nuclear Weapons
- 6.Japanese Foreign Policy
- 7.North-South Korea Conflict
- 8.South Korea Foreign Policy
- 9.South Korean politics
- 10.North Korea Nuclear Posture
- 11.Conflict
countries
organizations
- 1.United Nations Command
- 2.Asian Institute for Policy Studies
- 3.Pentagon
- 4.Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
- 5.US State Department
persons
- 1.Kim Jong-Un
- 2.Cho Chang-Rae
- 3.Joe Biden
- 4.Patrick Ryder
- 5.Shin Won-Sik
- 6.Vladimir Putin
- 7.Yang Uk
- 8.Yoon Suk-Yeol