PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen his nuclear-armed nation’s military capabilities at a key ruling party meeting, state media reported Thursday, just weeks before Joe Biden’s inauguration as United States president. After an initial war of words and mutual threats, outgoing US President Donald Trump had an extraordinary diplomatic bromance with Kim, featuring headline-grabbing meetings and declarations of love by Trump. But defector-turned-researcher Ahn Chan-il of the World Institute for North Korea Studies in Seoul told the Agence France-Pressse: “It basically means the North will strengthen its nuclear capabilities. “Kim probably does not want to provoke him at this stage. Its progress accelerated rapidly under Kim, including by far its most powerful nuclear test and missiles capable of reaching the whole of the US.

Source: Manila Times January 07, 2021 16:18 UTC