N Korea vows to launch satellites, calls war inevitableReuters, SEOULNorth Korea vowed to launch three new spy satellites, build military drones and boost its nuclear arsenal this year, as leader Kim Jong-un said that US policy is making war inevitable, state media reported yesterday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang, in a photograph released yesterday. US President Joe Biden’s administration says it is open to talks, but it imposed new sanctions as North Korea pushed ahead with more missile tests banned under UN sanctions. The South Korean Ministry of National Defense condemned Pyongyang’s plans to press ahead with its nuclear ambitions. Kim said the return of such weapons had completely transformed South Korea into a “forward military base and nuclear arsenal” of the US.

Source: Taipei Times December 31, 2023 21:39 UTC