The transfer comes as Washington, Tokyo and Seoul bolster army ties within the Asia-Pacific
North Korea is about to equip a few of its naval vessels with atomic weapons, the nation’s chief has stated, vowing to make the navy a central element of Pyongyang’s nuclear deterrent.
Kim Jong-un introduced the transfer throughout a go to to the North Korean navy headquarters on Sunday, telling sailors that some ships would quickly be outfitted with “tactical nuclear weapons” and change into a part of the DPRK’s “state nuclear force.”
“Our navy should play the biggest role in defending the sovereignty, dignity and development and interests of the DPRK,” Kim stated, in line with a transcript of the speech launched by KCNA on Tuesday morning. He added: “It is only possible to defend the security of the country with a fully prepared naval force.”
Kim went on to state that “the US imperialists” and different regional rivals have gotten “more frantic than ever before,” citing a number of rounds of joint army drills between Washington, Seoul and Tokyo in latest months.
“Owing to the reckless confrontational moves of the US and other hostile forces, the waters off the Korean Peninsula have been reduced to the world’s biggest war hardware concentration spot, the most unstable waters with the danger of a nuclear war,” Kim continued, additionally citing the everlasting deployment of US nuclear belongings in waters across the Korean peninsula.
In addition to stepped-up drills, the US, Japan and South Korea have launched into different types of army cooperation over the past 12 months, together with information-sharing, joint missile protection tasks and even joint nuclear planning. Pyongyang has repeatedly accused the three allies of planning an assault on North Korea, although Washington insists the army actions are purely defensive.
(RT.com)