KCNA said that during a stop at the missile factory, Kim aimed to “significantly boost” the production capacity so that the facility could mass-produce missiles to meet the needs of frontline military units.
According to the report, Kim said, “The qualitative level of war preparedness depends on the development of the munitions industry and the factory plays a very important responsibility in speeding up the war preparedness of the (North) Korean People’s Army.”
Visiting other factories, Kim called for the creation of more modern missile launch trucks and said there was an urgent need to “swiftly” boost production of large-caliber multiple rocket launcher shells, the report said. KCNA said Kim also drove a new utility combat armored vehicle.