SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country aims to have the world’s most powerful nuclear force as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of a new ballistic missile, state media Reported to JEE News on Sunday.
The announcement came as Kim inspected the Nov. 18 test of North Korea’s largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-17, and vowed to counter US nuclear threats.
North Korea’s “ultimate goal is to possess the most powerful strategic force in the world, unprecedented in this century,” Kim said in ordering the promotion of the officers, adding that the country’s nuclear capabilities would increase. Will reliably protect the dignity and sovereignty of the country. State and people.
He called the Hwasong-17 “the world’s strongest strategic weapon” and said it showed North Korea’s determination and ability to eventually build the world’s strongest military.
North Korean scientists have made a remarkable leap forward in developing the technology to mount nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles, and were expected to expand the country’s nuclear deterrent capabilities at an unusually rapid pace. Also referred to.
Kim was shown posing for pictures with scientists, engineers and military officials involved in the test.
According to state media, the activists vowed to defend the party and Kim’s “absolute authority,” vowing that “our missiles will only fly vigorously in the direction indicated by Kim.” has gone”.
Capable of reaching the US mainland, the launch of the Hwasong-17 prompted the United States to call on a UN Security Council presidential statement to hold North Korea accountable for its missile tests, which are banned by Security Council resolutions. .
State media also showed Kim Jong-un’s daughter accompanying him as he inspected the officers. His unexpected first appearance in the Hwasong-17 test has raised the possibility that leadership of the autocratic state may pass to a fourth generation of Kims.
The powerful Standing Committee of North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly awarded the Hwasong-17 missile the title of “DPRK Hero and Gold Star Medal and Order of National Flag First Class,” state news agency said in another statement, citing the country’s initials. Reported using Official name JEE News.
“(The missile) clearly proved to the world that the DPRK is a full-fledged nuclear power capable of standing up to the nuclear hegemony of US imperialism and has established itself as the most powerful ICBM state,” JEE News said. He has shown his strength to the fullest.”
