North Korea will strengthen its nuclear arsenal, its head of diplomacy said on Friday in Moscow, while Pyongyang is suspected of requesting Russian technologies in exchange for its military support for the Russian army in the conflict in Ukraine.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “clearly indicated (Thursday) that the current situation… requires us more than ever to strengthen our modern strategic offensive nuclear weapons, as well as to improve our nuclear response capability, and I once again affirm that our country will in no way change the course of strengthening its nuclear arsenal,” declared, according to a Russian translation, Minister Choe Son Hui, during a meeting with her counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
She further accused the United States and South Korea of developing an “alliance with a nuclear component”, judging that the “situation could become explosive at any time on the Korean peninsula”.
Russia and North Korea have grown significantly closer since Vladimir Putin launched his assault on Ukraine in February 2022, with the two countries notably concluding a mutual defense agreement during the president’s June visit. Russian in Pyongyang.
North Korea has been suspected for many months of supplying Russia with large quantities of shells as well as missiles. Now it would also provide thousands of troops to fight in the conflict with Ukraine. Moscow and Pyongyang have neither confirmed nor denied the arrival of these troops, which according to the West are about to be deployed on the battlefield.
Pyongyang is also suspected by the West of asking in exchange for this support for technologies that will help it strengthen its nuclear arsenal, in particular its ballistic missiles.
North Korea also tested its Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday. This test was supervised by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who “expressed great satisfaction” after the successful launch of the missile, according to the North Korean state agency KCNA.
North Korea will strengthen its nuclear arsenal, its head of diplomacy said on Friday in Moscow, while Pyongyang is suspected of requesting Russian technologies in exchange for its military support for the Russian army in the conflict in Ukraine.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “made clear (Thursday) that the situation…
Canada
