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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un calls US ‘our biggest enemy’, calls for expanded nuclear capabilities
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal and develop more sophisticated atomic weapons systems, saying the fate of relations with the United States, “our biggest enemy”, depends on whether it abandons its hostile policy, state media reported.
Key points:
- Mr Kim vowed to expand ties with “anti-imperialist, independent forces”
- Mr Biden called Mr Kim a “thug” during the election campaign
- Mr Kim said research had nearly been completed on a nuclear submarine
Speaking at a rare party congress in Pyongyang just days before US president-elect Joe Biden is due to take office, Mr Kim said Washington’s hostile policy toward North Korea would not change regardless of who occupies the White House.
“Our foreign political…
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