North Korea will rapidly accelerate the development of its nuclear arsenal, leader Kim Jong-un said while overseeing a vast military parade showcasing his most powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles:
Supplied by the North Korean government, this image shows — what it says — the newly built intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-17, during a military parade in Pyongyang on Monday.North Korea will rapidly accelerate the development of its nuclear arsenal, leader Kim Jong-un said while overseeing a vast military parade showcasing his most powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles , state media reported on Tuesday.
Repeated negotiations aimed at convincing Mr Kim to give up his nuclear weapons programs have come to nothing, and he warned on Monday that he could use his atomic arsenal if North Korea's "fundamental interests" were threatened. Mr Kim's messaging on the purpose of his nuclear weapons could be a response to South Korea's new hawkish, conservative President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, who takes office on 10 May, analysts said.Russia tests nuclear-capable missile that Vladimir Putin says will make enemies 'think twice'
Flanked by his generals, Mr Kim smiled, waved and saluted the troops, North Korean jets in formation flew low and then huge missiles — from short-range ballistic to hypersonic — on transporters were driven through the square.
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