North Korea’s supreme leader once again threatens to use military force against the South’s supreme leader
Kim Jong Un made the comments Thursday at a ceremony commemorating the 76th anniversary of the founding of North Korea’s Korean People’s Army.
“It is reasonable for the eternal security of our country and for the peace and stability of our country to define South Korea’s puppets as the most harmful main enemy and unchanging main enemy, and to decide as a national policy to occupy South Korean territory in the event of an emergency.” “This is a measure that will be taken in the future,” Kim Jong-un said about the future, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong Un, the leader of the Workers’ Party of Korea, speaks at the year-end general meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Agency, Associated Press)
KCNA is a state-run news organization.
Kim Jong Un’s statement is the latest in a series of escalating comments from the North Korean leadership threatening to destroy South Korea if an attack is prompted.
“Peace cannot be obtained by begging or in exchange for talks,” the dictator said.
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Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un (center) visits North Korea’s naval headquarters. ((Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Agency, via AP))
North Korea, a largely poor and poorly equipped country, typically treads a fine line by vocalizing serious threats of military attack coded in the language of self-defense.
In recent weeks, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a complete abandonment of efforts toward eventual unification with South Korea, a long-term hope of both North and South since the outbreak of the Korean War.
Mr. Kim has stepped up his country’s industrial efforts in recent months with the goal of building a nuclear-armed navy to counter his policies. It is recognized as a threat from South Korea, America and Japan.
During a tour of naval facilities earlier this month, Kim said the navy is “the most important task in ensuring the country’s maritime sovereignty and strengthening its war preparedness.”
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This image released by the Korean Central News Agency on January 25th shows the 19th Enlarged Politburo meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, held in Pyongyang, North Korea, from January 23rd to 24th. It is a reflection. , 2024. (KCNA, via Reuters)
According to the Korean News Agency, the warships being built in Nampo are related to the five-year military development plan formulated at the ruling party’s congress in early 2021, but did not specify the type of warships being built.
According to KCNA, Kim ordered workers at the shipyard to complete the work “unconditionally” within the planned period of 2025.
Fox News Digital’s Lawrence Richard contributed to this report.
