North Korea calls for more “pragmatic, aggressive” war of resistance

North Korea calls for more 'pragmatic, aggressive' war of resistance

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un called for a more “aggressive” way to strengthen the country’s war resistance.

Seoul:

State media KCNA said on Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for strengthening the country’s war resistance in a “more pragmatic and aggressive” way to counter moves of aggression by the US and South Korea.

Kim made the comments at a detailed meeting of the Central Military Commission held on Monday to discuss the country’s ongoing efforts to boost its war deterrence, “offensive warfare to deal with the growing moves of US imperialists and South Korean puppet traitors”. to tease,” KCNA said.

North Korea has been reacting angrily to the allies’ recent series of joint military drills, which KCNA said was aimed at preparing for “an all-out war” and showed Pyongyang “powerful practical action” including military options. forced to put

KCNA said Kim ordered further strengthening of the country’s war resistance at “increasing speed” and in a “more pragmatic and aggressive” manner.

The meeting “discussed practical matters and measures for the machinery to prepare various military action proposals such that no means and measures are available to the enemy,” it said.

South Korea and the US military have held annual springtime exercises since March, involving US aircraft carriers and B-1B and B-52 bombers, and their first large-scale amphibious landing exercise in five years.

North Korea has carried out various military activities in recent weeks, unveiling new, smaller nuclear weapons, testing what it calls nuclear-capable underwater attack drones and launching attacks anywhere in the United States. is firing an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of

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