North Korea is giving itself a pat on the
back for its latest ballistic missile launch.
Proudly touting its defense-related achievements
on state-run TV for the first time,... Kim
Jong-un vowed to make North Korea the strongest
nuclear power in the world.
Park Hee-jun with more.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed
to make North Korea "the world's strongest
nuclear power."
The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported
on Wednesday that his remarks came during
the 8th Conference of Munitions Industry in
Pyongyang,...which was held to celebrate and
review the regime's experiences and accomplishments.
According to the report, Kim told officials
that the successful development of weapons,
including the recently launched Hwasong-15
ICBM,... marks a historic victory for the
North Korean people, but one that came at
a great cost.
He added that great things are expected of
the country's defense-related scientists and
technicians who are tasked with strengthening
the regime's nuclear weapons program and making
North Korea the most powerful nuclear power
in the world.
And on the last day of the special military
conference,... Kim gave awards to the developers
of the Hwasong-15 --the regime's most powerful
ballistic missile to date, which was launched
in late November.
It marks the first time that North Korean
state media has publically reported on the
conference.
Experts say the unprecedented coverage was
intended to show off the North's nuclear accomplishments.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.
