North Korea’s Kim calls for sharpening of ‘nuclear shield and sword’

Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, has instructed senior officials to strengthen his country’s “nuclear shield and sword,” claiming only a “nuclear counteraction” could safeguard its security.

Kim stated in a meeting with nuclear scientists and technicians on Friday that the production of nuclear materials and weapons was an “essential top priority” along with Hong Sung-mu, a senior official believed to be the leader of North Korea’s nuclear program.

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The DPRK’s “invariable stand,” Kim was quoted as saying by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) as saying, “The powerful deterrent, namely, the logic of peacekeeping and security by force with nuclear forces as its backbone.” The official name of North Korea is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Kim also mentioned “main tasks” that the nation’s nuclear weapons research institute had to complete in relation to “a new significant nuclear strategy,” according to South Korea’s official Yonhap news agency.

The leader of North Korea did not provide any information about that new strategy.

“Comrade Kim Jong Un said we must constantly modernize and uphold the nuclear shield and sword to effectively safeguard national security, interests, and the right to development,” KCNA continued.

Just days after South Korea declared Pyongyang was suspected to have up to 2, 000 kg (2 tonnes) of highly-enriched uranium, Kim met with his nuclear scientists and military leaders.

Chung Dong-young, the unification minister of South Korea, stated on Thursday that the enriched uranium content of 10 to 12 kg (22 to 26 lbs) needed to build a nuclear weapon.

According to Yonhap, “uranium centrifuges are running at this very hour at four locations (in North Korea) and are probably accumulating nuclear materials,” according to Chung.

The minister added that while it is now impossible to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program through sanctions, talks could resume between Pyongyang and Washington, which would “breakthrough” denuclearization efforts.

The minister said, “It will be desirable for]talks to take place as soon as possible.”

Kim claimed recently that if Washington stopped demanding that his nation refrain from releasing nuclear weapons, there would be no excuse for skipping talks with the US.

Despite having met Trump three times during his first administration, Kim told KCNA, “Personally, I still have fond memories of US President Trump.”

There is no reason for us not to sit down with the United States, Kim was quoted as saying. “If the United States abandons its absurd obsession with denuclearising us and accepts reality, and wants genuine peaceful coexistence, then we can stop.”

After a nation is forced to give up its nuclear weapons and disarms, Kim claimed, the world is already aware of what the US does.