North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Wednesday that Kim expressed satisfaction over the recent focus on strategic missile production and the expansion of the factory’s production capacity during his visit last week.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (centre) visited a weapons factory last week. Photo: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a massive increase in the country’s missile production capacity as South Korea and the United States plan to hold joint military exercises at the end of the year, according to Yonhap news agency.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a massive increase in the country’s missile production capacity. Photo: Reuters
KCNA said Kim had set an important goal of improving the missile production process, praised the performance of howitzers and personally drove an armored fighting vehicle.
It is the latest in a series of visits by Kim Jong-un to defense facilities where he has pushed for mass weapons production.
Kim also said that the Korean People’s Army should be equipped with “overwhelming military force” to deal with any war at any time, to prevent the opponent from using armed force, and to repel them if they attack. can be destroyed.
According to KCNA, during a visit to a factory for the production of tactical missile transport and launch equipment (TEL), Mr. Kim called for making the production of these vehicles more modern and more efficient, which would bring significant benefits. Army preparation.
