North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech on the final day of the Sixth Enlarged Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee | Image: Rodong Sinmun (Jan. 1, 2023)
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. (Updated at 4:34 p.m. KST on Jan. 1, 2023 with ROK government statements)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he will “exponentially increase” nuclear weapon production in 2023 to counter perceived threats from the U.S. and South Korea, according to state media on Sunday.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. (Updated at 4:34 p.m. KST on Jan. 1, 2023 with ROK government statements)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he will “exponentially increase” nuclear weapon production in 2023 to counter perceived threats from the U.S. and South Korea, according to state media on Sunday.
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Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.