North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s ultimate goal is to achieve the world’s most powerful nuclear power, as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of North Korea’s biggest ballistic missile, state media reported on Sunday. told.
The announcement came after Kim oversaw a test of the country’s new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and pledged to counter US nuclear threats with nuclear weapons on November 18.
The nuclear force is built to firmly defend the dignity and sovereignty of the state and people, and “its ultimate goal is the possession of the world’s most powerful strategic power, absolute force unprecedented in the century,” Kim said in the order promoting officials.
He called the Hwasong-17 “the world’s strongest strategic weapon” and said it demonstrated North Korea’s resolve and ability to eventually build the world’s strongest military.
“North Korean scientists have made an amazing leap in the development of technology to attach nuclear warheads to ballistic missiles,” Kim said.
