Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un blames US for tensions on the peninsula while lashing at Seoul over its “reckless ambition” and a “two-faced, illogical” attitude.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country’s weapons development is necessary in the face of hostile policies from the United States and a military buildup in South Korea that is destabilising the peninsula.
Pyongyang was only increasing its military in self-defence and not to start a war, Kim said in a speech at the Defence Development Exhibition on Tuesday, according to a report by state news agency KCNA.
Kim made the remarks standing in front of a variety of weapons, including a Hwasong-16 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), photos in the ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun showed.
The Hwasong-16 is North Korea’s largest ICBM and was unveiled at a military parade in October 2020, but not yet test fired.
“We are not discussing war with anyone, but rather to prevent war itself and to literally increase war deterrence for the protection of national sovereignty,” he said.
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