North Korea’s Kim Jong Un called for the acceleration of war preparations in response to what he described as “unprecedented” confrontation moves from the United States, state media reported Wednesday.
The comments came during an annual multi-day meeting of North Korea’s ruling party, the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), during which North Korean officials wrap up the year and outline policy objectives for the following year.
The remarks also follow months of heightened rhetoric from North Korea about the so-called threat coming from the United States and its alliances with South Korea, Japan and other democratic countries near the peninsula. Kim has accused the United States of taking provocative moves with its military, arguing for the need to increase readiness.
