Kim, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), inspected the operational status of the strategic deterrent directly related to the country’s security and each element’s capability of the missile launch facilities at the bases, the state-run news agency informed.
As I underscored in the last few days, the threat from the strategic nuclear assets of the United States is growing, while other circumstances also require strengthening our war deterrent and improving the nuclear forces’ response, he told the bases’ commanders and soldiers.
After noting that strategic missiles have become the backbone of the DPRK’s deterrence system, he stressed that modernizing the armed forces is the basis of the permanent strategy for building a national defense.
Kim urged to keep the strategic missile bases in perfect condition to deliver a swift counterstrike to the enemies under several circumstances and at any time.
Kim Jong-sik, First Deputy Department Director of the WPK Central Committee, and Kim Yo-jong, Deputy Director of the WPK Central Committee, accompanied the North Korean leader during the visits, KCNA indicated.
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