North Korean News Agency quoted him as saying that Pyongyang will enhance nuclear defense preparedness to the greatest extent possible in order to maintain the strategic balance of power in the region.
He added in a speech he delivered during a visit to the National Defense University named after Kim Jong Un: “In fact, South Korea can live in safety if it does not provoke us and display its power in front of us. We do not seek war with South Korea and do not wish to collide with it. Previously, we had ideas about liberating the south or reunifying by force, but since the recognition of the existence of the two states, these ideas no longer exist.”
He stressed that the problem is that the other side continues to “provoke” North Korea.
Kim Jong Un called for closely monitoring the current situation around his country, as the United States and its “affiliates in South Korea” seek to enhance their military capabilities, which carries with it the risk of disturbing the balance of power on the Korean Peninsula.
The North Korean leader stressed that disturbing the strategic balance of power means war. “In the current situation, when the military alliance between the United States and South Korea, as the agents themselves claim, has completely turned into a nuclear alliance, our nuclear defense preparedness should be at the highest levels,” he said.
Earlier, the North Korean Foreign Ministry announced in a statement, “North Korea will closely follow the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, which has become increasingly tense due to the obsession of the United States and its followers with the idea of nuclear war.” “North Korea will continue to take practical measures to prepare for a long-term nuclear confrontation with the United States.”
Source: RT
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