In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a ceremony of donating 600mm super-large multiple launch rocket system at a garden of the Workers’ Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads:
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a ceremony of donating 600mm super-large multiple launch rocket system at a garden of the Workers’ Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, a ceremony of donating 600mm super-large multiple launch rocket system is held at a garden of the Workers’ Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads:
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, a ceremony of donating 600mm super-large multiple launch rocket system is held at a garden of the Workers’ Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads:
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a ceremony of donating 600mm super-large multiple launch rocket system at a garden of the Workers’ Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

State media in South Korea reported Sunday that Kim ordered the expansion of his country's nuclear arsenal and the development of a more powerful intercontinental missile.

Kim is following the direction of his nuclear program. He wants to increase the quantity and quality of his arsenal to cope with U.S. hostility. Kim's push to produce more nuclear and other weapons signals his intention to continue a run of weapons tests and eventually solidify his future negotiating power and win more outside concessions, according to some experts.

According to the Korean Central News Agency, Kim said at the recently ended key ruling party meeting that they are now keen on isolating North Korea. The prevailing situation requires redoubled efforts to increase the military strength.

Kim called for an increase in the country's nuclear arsenal to be mass produced in order to target South Korea. He presented a task to develop a new ICBM that could be used to strike the mainland U.S. at a moment's notice.

The security analyst at the California-based RAND Corporation said that Kim's comments from the party meeting were ambitious but doable. It is ambitious in that Kim chose to spell out what he hopes to accomplish, but it also suggests a dose of confidence on Kim's part.

A month ago, North Korea claimed to have performed key tests needed for the development of a new strategic weapon.

Kim's identification of South Korea as an enemy and the mention of hostile U.S. and South Korean policies is a reliable pretext for the regime to produce more missiles and weapons.

South Korea's Defense Ministry warned that any attempt to use nuclear weapons by North Korea will lead to the end of the government in that country. The US military has warned before.

South Korea's security situation is still very grave despite the new year starting. Any provocation by the enemy must be punished with a firm determination that we will risk a battle.

Senior diplomats from South Korea, the U.S. and Japan spoke by phone and agreed that provocations by North Korea would only deepen its international isolation. The door to dialogue is still open according to the South Korean Foreign Ministry.

Since his high-stakes summitry with Donald Trump fell apart due to wrangling over U.S. led sanctions, Kim Jong Un has taken steps to enlarge his arsenal. Kim would eventually want to make North Korea a legitimate nuclear power so as to win the lifting of international sanctions and the end of the regular U.S.-South Korean military drills.

Ankit Panda, an expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said that Kim ordered the mass production of warheads and missiles in the New Year.

The reference to a new ICBM appears to concern a solid-propellant system. He said there is a chance of a satellite launch in April.

Since the North last year approved a new law that authorized the use of nuclear weapons in a broad range of situations and openly threatened to use its nuclear weapons first, there has been growing concern about the country's nuclear program. Kim repeated that threat last week.

A short-range missile was detected by the South Korean military. The weapon traveled more than 200 miles before falling into the water. The U.S. commitment to defend South Korea and Japan remains ironclad, according to the U.S.

More than 70 missiles were fired by North Korea last year. The country's nuclear program is likely to embolden it. China and Russia have prevented the U.S. and others from toughening UN sanctions on the North.

On Saturday and Sunday, the country conducted the test-firings of its multiple rocket launchers. According to the KCNA, Kim said that the rocket launcher puts all of South Korea within striking distance and that it can carry a nuclear warhead.

The recent missile launches were not impressive. The high volume of tests at unusual times and from various locations show that North Korea could launch different types of attack.

South Korea accused North Korea of flying drones across their heavily fortified border for the first time in five years and retaliated by sending its own drones towards the North.

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