Kim Jong Un said North Korea is facing a 'grave threat' from what it said was a US-led nuclear-based military bloc in the region.
Kim Jong Un has vowed to redouble efforts to make his nuclear force fully ready for combat with the United States and its allies, according to state media.
A strong military presence is needed to face "the various threats posed by the United States and its followers," he added. The leader said North Korea will "redouble its measures and efforts to make all the armed forces of the state including the nuclear force fully ready for combat," KCNA said. But the North's main Rodong Sinmun newspaper on Sunday published a photo of Mr Kim inspecting what appeared to be a 12-axle missile launch vehicle, which would be the largest the country has shown so far, during a visit to a munitions plant.
North Korea said the guideline revealed its adversaries' plots to invade the country. US and South Korean officials have repeatedly said they don't intend to attack the country.Vladimir Putin has visited North Korea for the first time in 24 years, signing a new partnership that one expert has described as an anti-West coalition.
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