INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has actually accused the United States of ramping up tension and justifications, stating the Korean
peninsula has actually never dealt with a higher danger of nuclear war, state media KCNA said on Friday.The remarks came in the middle of
worldwide criticism over increasingly close military co-operation between Pyongyang and Moscow, and assertions that North Korea sent out
more than 10,000 soldiers to Russia to support its intrusion of Ukraine, Reuters reported.Previous negotiations with Washington have
actually only highlighted its “& ldquo; aggressive and hostile & rdquo; policy towards North Korea, Kim stated in a speech at a military
exhibit in Pyongyang, the capital, the KCNA news agency stated.“& ldquo; Never before have the warring parties on the Korean peninsula
dealt with such an unsafe and severe conflict that it might escalate into the most devastating thermonuclear war,” & rdquo; he stated on
& ldquo; We have actually currently reached we can on working out with the United States,” & rdquo; he said, including that the talks had
just revealed its aggressive and hostile policy toward North Korea might never ever change.North Korean state media have not yet publicly
mentioned the re-election of Donald Trump, who held 3 unprecedented meetings with Kim during his first term, in Singapore, Hanoi, and at the
Korean border, in 2018 and 2019
Their diplomacy yielded no concrete result due to the space between U.S
calls for North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons and Kim’& rsquo; s needs for sanctions relief.Trump has actually long touted his ties
with Kim, saying last month the 2 countries would have had “& ldquo; a nuclear war with millions of people killed”& rdquo;, but he had
stopped it, thanks to his ties with the North’& rsquo; s leader.Hong Min, a research study fellow at the Korea Institute for National
Unification in Seoul, said Kim could be trying to highlight the North’& rsquo; s nuclear abilities ahead of’Trump & rsquo; s 2nd term,
while leaving the door open for diplomacy.“ & ldquo; He may be recommending Trump needs to reveal his ‘& lsquo; desire to co-exist’ &
rsquo; before re-opening any talks and requiring a modification in the U.S
hostile attitude,” & rdquo; Hong said.MILITARY EXHIBITIONKim likewise called for establishing and upgrading “& ldquo; ultra-modern &
rdquo; versions of weapons, and swore to keep advancing defence capabilities to bolster the North’& rsquo; s strategic position, KCNA
said.Strategic and tactical weapons were on screen at the event, called the Defence Development Exhibition.KCNA pictures showed the
Hwasong-19 and 18 intercontinental ballistic rockets, the Chollima-1 rocket utilized in an effective satellite launch in November 2023, and
the Saetbyol-9 multi-purpose attack drone, which resembles the U.S
Reaper.Hong said the pictures also included several weapons required by or presumed to already have actually been supplied to Russia for its
war in Ukraine, such as 240mm multiple rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers, anti-tank systems and drones.North Korea has actually
shipped extra arms to Russia, the South’& rsquo; s lawmakers stated on Thursday, after being briefed by the national intelligence
agency.Last year, when he was defence minister, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu accompanied Kim to a defence fair that
showcased rockets and weapons.Last week, Kim advised the North’& rsquo; s military to improve its war-fighting capabilities, blaming the
United States and its allies for stoking tension to “& ldquo; the worst stage in history” & rdquo; and calling the Korean peninsula “&
ldquo; the world & rsquo; s greatest hotspot”& rdquo;.
