North Korea's Kim Jong Un urges improved military capabilities for war
North Korea's Kim Jong Un urged the country’s military to improve capabilities for fighting a war, state media KCNA said after Pyongyang sent troops to Russia.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged the country’s military to improve capabilities for fighting a war in a speech last week, state media KCNA said on Monday, after Pyongyang dispatched thousands of troops to Russia.
Kim delivered the speech to a conference of battalion commanders and political instructors held in Pyongyang on Friday, during which he called for building political and military strength and fighting efficiency to ensure that the armed forces can cope with a war.
Threats from the United States and its allies including South Korea and their military confrontation with North Korea have brought tension to “the worst phase in history,” he said, calling the Korean peninsula “the world’s biggest hotspot.”
“He ardently called upon all the participants to go all out for bringing about substantial and fundamental improvement in improving their capabilities for fighting an actual war,” KCNA said.
The report came amid international criticism over rapidly developing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.
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