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Kim Jong-un puts world on brink with warning of inevitable war in chilling nuclear threat
Ciaran McGrath
Kim Jong-un has called for 'overwhelming' war preparation
Kim Jong-un has lashed out at the USA and called for "overwhelming" war readiness, raising the prospect of nuclear confrontation with the West in a furious rant.
North Korea's belligerent Supreme Leader pledged to launch three additional military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and introduce modern attack drones in 2024, state media reported Sunday.
Kim's comments, which were made during a ruling Workers' Party meeting setting state goals for next year, suggest he will step up tests before the US presidential elections in November. Observers say Kim believes a boosted nuclear capability would give him another chance for high-stakes diplomacy with the US to win sanctions relief if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House.
During the five-day meeting that ended Saturday, Kim, who according to KNCA called war inevitable, said "vicious" anti-North Korea moves by the United States and its followers "have reached the extremes unprecedented in history," pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of a nuclear war, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. He also called on his country's military to "pacify the entire territory of South Korea," including with nuclear bombs if needed, in the event of an attack.