North Korea's Kim vows to accelerate military buildup

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to rapidly enhance the country's defense capabilities, citing the military modernization efforts of South Korea and the United States as a primary driver. State media reported that Kim described these actions as pushing the region "to the brink of a nuclear war."

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the US and the ROK are pushing forward with the ROK’s possession of a nuclear submarine while getting evermore undisguised in their moves towards the reinforcement and modernisation of armed forces in the region.

During a three-day meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea that concluded Monday, Kim presided over discussions where senior officials reviewed policy initiatives. In his concluding speech, Kim reaffirmed North Korea's "steadfast policy" to accelerate the beefing up of national defense capabilities. He specifically pointed to South Korea's pursuit of nuclear submarines and the "undisguised" moves by the U.S. and South Korea to reinforce and modernize their armed forces in the region.

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pushing the situation in the Korean peninsula to the brink of a nuclear war.

Analysts suggest Kim's rhetoric serves to justify North Korea's own nuclear buildup. The party meeting unanimously recognized that expanding and strengthening nuclear forces is the "most correct and unique way" to navigate the unpredictable international situation. North Korea's development of a war deterrent based on nuclear technology will proceed at an "increasing speed," according to KCNA. This stance effectively signals an "irreversible" nuclear status and an intention to use nuclear weapons as a strategic diplomatic tool, analysts noted. The report also mentioned South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's recent discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the North Korea issue.

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to further expand and strengthen the powerful and absolutely reliable deterrent for self-defence.