North Korea is not hiding. Its ultimate goal is to possess the strongest nuclear force in the world, Kim Jong-un was quoted as saying by North Korea’s official KCNA news agency on Sunday.
The North Korean leader also promoted dozens of officials and scientists involved in the recent launch of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), KCNA reports.
The construction of nuclear force is aimed at reliably protecting the dignity and sovereignty of the State and the people, and “its ultimate goal is to possess the most powerful strategic force in the world, the absolute force unprecedented in the course of this century.” “. said Kim Jong-un.
A “monster” missile
He called the Hwasong-17 missile “the world’s most powerful strategic weapon” and said it demonstrated North Korea’s determination and ability to eventually build the world’s most powerful military.
North Korean scientists have taken a “tremendous leap forward in developing technology to mount nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles,” the leader added, without elaborating.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the previous week, according to KCNA, the launch of the Hwasong-17, dubbed the “monster missile” by military analysts. According to the South Korean military, the missile traveled 1,000 km at an altitude of 6,100 km, slightly less than the Hwasong-17 that Pyongyang said it launched on March 24.
The launch is the latest in a record-breaking series of launches by Pyongyang in recent weeks.
Pyongyang has repeatedly blamed the shooting on moves by the United States and South Korea, which it views as provocative and aggressive. Seoul and Washington have been warning for months that North Korea is about to carry out a nuclear test, which would be its seventh.
Source: BFM TV
