North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea to the east of the Korean Peninsula in the early hours of Sunday, reported the South Korean military.
According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff North Korea also launched three ballistic missiles on Saturday.
Meanwhile, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has called for a major increase in the country’s nuclear arsenal, including mass producing tactical nuclear weapons and developing new missiles for nuclear counterstrikes, state media said Sunday.
The official Korean Central News Agency quoted Mr. Kim as saying that there was a need for "overwhelming military power" to defend the national interest against threats from countries such as South Korea and the US. He described South Korea as "our undoubted enemy", adding that it is "hell-bent on imprudent and dangerous arms build-up".
"We have declared our resolute will to respond with nuke for nuke and an all-out confrontation for an all-out confrontation."
According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff North Korea also launched three ballistic missiles on Saturday.
Meanwhile, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has called for a major increase in the country’s nuclear arsenal, including mass producing tactical nuclear weapons and developing new missiles for nuclear counterstrikes, state media said Sunday.
The official Korean Central News Agency quoted Mr. Kim as saying that there was a need for "overwhelming military power" to defend the national interest against threats from countries such as South Korea and the US. He described South Korea as "our undoubted enemy", adding that it is "hell-bent on imprudent and dangerous arms build-up".
"We have declared our resolute will to respond with nuke for nuke and an all-out confrontation for an all-out confrontation."
