This picture taken on March 22, 2023 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 24, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong UN (2nd R) guiding a launching drill of the strategic cruise missile units "Hwasal" at an undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) / South Korea OUT / ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE --- / (Photo by STR/KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Kim Jong Un Calls for Nuclear Readiness and Expanded Capbilities
According to the state media outlet KCNA, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the country to expand its nuclear arsenal and be prepared to use it at any moment. The statements come after North Korea carried out two nuclear strike simulations last week, one of which was done using a new "unmanned underwater nuclear attacking vessel."