North Korea’s ruler Kim Jong-un wants to make his country the most powerful nuclear power in the world. Kim said building nuclear forces is the most important goal, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday. “The end goal is to have the strongest strategic armed forces in the world, the absolute strongest armed forces that have not existed in this century,” Kim said.
The recent test of a long-range missile would have shown that North Korea has the crucial skills to build the strongest army in the world. He called the Hwasong-17 missile the most powerful strategic weapon in the world. It shows North Korea’s determination and ability to build the strongest army in the world. Scientists have made a “wonderful leap in the development of technology for mounting nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles,” Kim claimed, without giving details.
North Korea has tested more missiles this year than in any previous year. In this month alone there were probably 30 short-, medium- and long-range missiles. Last week, the country reportedly detonated an ICBM with a potential range that could hit the US mainland. The internationally isolated country has been expanding its weapons program for years and is therefore subject to international sanctions.
The UN Security Council has passed nearly a dozen resolutions since 2006 imposing sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear and missile activities. Several members of the UN Security Council had condemned the launch of the suspected ICBM last week; however, they refrained from making a formal statement because of resistance from China and Russia.
