North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter toured a missile manufacturing factory in matching outfits, days after threatening to “annihilate” the United States and South Korea if provoked.
Photos published by North Korea's state media on Thursday show the stocky dictator and his daughter, Kim Jue, who many consider Kim's successor, dressed in all black. I was walking inside a military facility.
According to state media, Mr. Kim called for ramping up production of various missile-launching rockets in the new year, arguing that they are essential to the Hermit Kingdom's nuclear war deterrent capabilities.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that in a meeting with the country's ruling party officials last week, Kim said North Korea would expand cooperation efforts with “anti-imperialist and independent” countries as it prepares for war. Ta.
The autocrat also promised to “completely annihilate” the United States and rival South Korea if provoked by deploying the hermit kingdom's nuclear weapons, known as the “traditional treasure sword.”
Kim told the people, “If the enemy chooses a military confrontation, our military should instantly mobilize all strong means and possibilities to deal a fatal blow and completely annihilate them.'' told.
The threat comes a year after North Korea tested its largest ballistic missile and launched its first reconnaissance satellite, even as the country insists war is inevitable.
Kim's public appearance with his daughter comes in what white National Security Council spokesman John Kirby described as a “grave and worrying escalation” of Russia's move toward Ukraine in recent weeks. This comes after U.S. officials announced that North Korea had launched a missile. [North Korea’s] Assistance to Russia.
Chue, believed to be around 10 years old, attracted attention during a nuclear-capable missile firing exercise in November 2022. She is believed to be the second of Kim Jong Un's three children and his favorite.
Since then, Jue has made many other public appearances, including sharing drinks, watching a missile parade, and dining with senior military commanders.
Her family raised her profile by placing her face on five new stamps issued by the government.
Her sudden ascension to the throne has sparked speculation that North Korea's dictator may no longer rely heavily on his sister, Kim Yo Jong, who once held power.
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