North Korea's Kim vows to put his nuclear force ready for combat with US
Voice of America
This picture taken on September 9, 2024 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on September 10, 2024 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a speech on the 76th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK, a
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to redouble efforts to make his nuclear force fully ready for combat with the United States and its allies, state media reported Tuesday, after the country disclosed a new platform likely designed to fire more powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles targeting the mainland U.S.
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