State media reported Monday that North Korea’s leader Kim Jong UnHe directed the country’s military leaders to assemble maximum capabilities for destruction United State AndSouth Korea If they choose military escalation.
Kim pointed out that the risk of military escalation on the Korean Peninsula is accelerating as a result of the implementation of hostile maneuvers by enemies, including the United States, which requires the country to be well prepared to protect itself.
North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency quoted Kim as saying, “If they decide to escalate military and ignite the fire of conflict, we must gather all effective means to strike a massive blow and completely destroy them.”
According to the South Korean Yonhap News Agency, Kim presented, during his meeting with senior military leaders at the headquarters of the ruling Workers’ Party, a detailed analysis of “the critical security situation on the Korean Peninsula, which is heading towards the brink of armed escalation as days pass, and the nature of the movements in the military confrontation from On the side of the United States and other hostile forces.
He concluded by saying, “If the enemy chooses military escalation and provocations against us, our army must launch an effective strike to completely eliminate them, by gathering all powerful means and capabilities without the slightest hesitation.”
Kim delivered his speech after the United States significantly intensified its training with South Korea last year and deployed more strategic military means, including nuclear missile submarines, aircraft carriers, and aircraft bombers carrying large bombs.
Force readiness
The agency explained that Kim indicated that circumstances indicate an urgent need to enhance the readiness of forces and develop military capabilities to ensure North Korea’s safety and stability, and to improve the level of regular military preparedness of the army, and stated that an armed conflict may break out at any time.
The call to enhance the country’s level of military readiness follows the pledge made at the conclusion of the ruling Workers’ Party meeting, which lasted for 5 days and ended on Saturday, which included strengthening the country’s nuclear weapons arsenal and developing the production of military drones, in addition to launching 3 new dedicated satellites. For spying in 2024.
Last year, North Korea tested its largest ballistic missile and launched its first military reconnaissance satellite, which Kim described as a huge advance in modernizing the military.
For his part, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol pledged on Monday to accelerate efforts to complete the missile defense system and the expanded US deterrence system, with the aim of achieving effective deterrence of any nuclear or missile threat that may emanate from North Korea.
