North Korea will speed up development of its nuclear arsenal, leader Kim Jong Un said at a military parade that displayed intercontinental ballistic missiles, according to state media.
“The nuclear force of the Republic must be ready to exercise its responsible mission and unique deterrence anytime,” Kim told the gathering, according to KCNA.
The fundamental mission of the North’s nuclear force is to deter war, but that may not be the only use if other countries impose undesired circumstances, he added. The parade featured North Korea’s largest ICBM, the Hwasong-17, KCNA reported. The massive missile was, but officials in South Korea believe efforts to conduct a full test ended in an explosion over Pyongyang.
North Korea’s state media did not immediately release imagery of Monday’s parade, but the processions often display previously unseen weapons, and usually include rows of conventional weapons such as artillery and tanks, plus tens of thousands of goose-stepping troops shouting “long life” to Kim Jong Un.
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