Updated : 2025-08-19 11:42:32 KST
We begin with North Korea,.. where the regime's leader slammed the annual summertime military exercise between South Korea and the United States that began on Monday. Kim Jong-un also said his regime needs to rapidly expand its nuclear armament. Our Byeon Ye-young starts us off. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un accused the United States and South Korea of heightening the risk of conflict through their joint military exercise, and stressed that Pyongyang needed to rapidly expand its nuclear armament.
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His remarks, carried by the KCNA state media on Tuesday coincided with the start of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield. According to the report, Kim delivered the message while inspecting the Choe Hyon , North Korea's new 5,000-ton warship, at Nampo Shipyard. He said the close military coordination between the United States and South Korea, along with their displays of force and "nuclear elements" demonstrated a will to provoke war. He added that such actions undermine both peace and the broader security environment in the region.
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coincide 동시에 일어나다
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Kim also went on to say that the deteriorating security environment compels North Korea to push for swift, fundamental shifts in its military strategy and to significantly expand its nuclear weapons stockpile. He also pointed to fear as the core of his deterrence strategy, saying the most reliable way to manage and maintain regional security and safeguard national sovereignty was to make enemies afraid of Pyongyang's power. Against this backdrop, Kim emphasized the navy's role in strengthening North Korea's defense, saying it will soon become a reliable force in the nation's nuclear domain.
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Photos released by the KCNA showed Kim visiting the situation room and living quarters on the Choe Hyun. Kim reportedly instructed that the warship move on to performance evaluations in October. While Pyongyang has long denounced the joint exercise as invasion rehearsals and at times countered with weapons tests, Seoul and Washington maintain the drills are strictly defensive. Byeon Ye-young, Arirang News.
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living quarters 거처, 숙소
counter 대응하다
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