North Korea, Kim calls for exponential increase in nuclear arsenal

“Disruptive military maneuvers by US and enemy forces”

“The current situation requires double efforts to increase military strength to fully ensure our sovereignty, security and vital interests in response to the worrying military maneuvers by the United States and other hostile forces,” Kim said. “This underscores the importance and necessity of mass production of tactical nuclear weapons and requires an exponential increase in the country’s nuclear arsenal,” he said.

“Seoul is within range of nuclear strikes”

According to the Pyongyang leader, South Korea is now “completely within reach” of North Korean nuclear attacks. The year 2022 was marked by a record number of missile launches by North Korea, which notably launched its first ICBM in five years in March. another is crashed off Japan in November.