(ANSA) - BEIJING, FEBRUARY 07 - North Korea will expand and intensify military maneuvers to guarantee the preparation of its armed forces for war.
This is the commitment made in a meeting of the Central Military Commission held yesterday under the supervision of leader Kim Jong-un, who reappeared in public after more than 30 days of absence, in response to last week's joint air maneuvers held by South Korea and the United States.
The agenda, the KCNA reported, was approved to have "the constant expansion of the Korean People's Army's combat capabilities, rigorously perfecting war preparations."
The meeting of the Central Military Commission came as satellite images suggest "big parade preparations" are underway in Pyongyang ahead of major state holidays this month.
North Korea, in fact, will celebrate tomorrow the anniversary of the foundation of its armed forces and February 16 the 'Day of the shining star', dedicated to the birthday of Kim Jong-il, the father of the current leader Kim Jong-un.
Seoul and Washington have moved to step up joint military exercises in response to the North's increasing ballistics tests: last week they staged joint air maneuvers with strategic bombers and stealth fighters, prompting Pyongyang to warn that such exercises could "ignite an all-out showdown".
The Seoul-Washington joint exercises, the first of 2023, were held the day following the commitment expressed in Seoul by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to strengthen cooperation on security matters with 'extended deterrence' to counter an increasingly warlike and gifted North of nuclear weapons.
Kim recently called for an "exponential" increase in Pyongyang's atomic arsenal, including the mass production of tactical nuclear weapons and the development of new missiles for nuclear counterattacks.
The supreme leader also said that his country must "overwhelmingly strengthen military strength" in 2023 in response to what Pyongyang calls the hostility of the United States and South Korea. (ANSA).
they were held the day following the commitment expressed in Seoul by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to strengthen cooperation on security matters with 'extended deterrence' to counter an increasingly warlike and nuclear-armed North.
Kim recently called for an "exponential" increase in Pyongyang's atomic arsenal, including the mass production of tactical nuclear weapons and the development of new missiles for nuclear counterattacks.
The supreme leader also said that his country must "overwhelmingly strengthen military strength" in 2023 in response to what Pyongyang calls the hostility of the United States and South Korea. (ANSA).
they were held the day following the commitment expressed in Seoul by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to strengthen cooperation on security matters with 'extended deterrence' to counter an increasingly warlike and nuclear-armed North.
Kim recently called for an "exponential" increase in Pyongyang's atomic arsenal, including the mass production of tactical nuclear weapons and the development of new missiles for nuclear counterattacks.
The supreme leader also said that his country must "overwhelmingly strengthen military strength" in 2023 in response to what Pyongyang calls the hostility of the United States and South Korea. (ANSA).
extended deterrence to counter an increasingly warlike and nuclear-armed North.
Kim recently called for an "exponential" increase in Pyongyang's atomic arsenal, including the mass production of tactical nuclear weapons and the development of new missiles for nuclear counterattacks.
The supreme leader also said his country must "overwhelmingly strengthen military strength" in 2023 in response to what Pyongyang calls the hostility of the United States and South Korea. (ANSA).
extended deterrence to counter an increasingly warlike and nuclear-armed North.
Kim recently called for an "exponential" increase in Pyongyang's atomic arsenal, including the mass production of tactical nuclear weapons and the development of new missiles for nuclear counterattacks.
The supreme leader also said his country must "overwhelmingly strengthen military strength" in 2023 in response to what Pyongyang calls the hostility of the United States and South Korea. (ANSA).