Kim wants to strengthen forces
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January 18, 2010, Monday
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NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Il said his country must bolster its armed forces, state media reported yesterday, two days after his country warned it would launch a war against South Korea if necessary.
The National Defense Commission threatened last Friday to initiate a sacred "retaliatory battle" against South Korea in anger over its reported contingency plan to cope with potential unrest in North Korea. The commission also warned it could break off all dialogue and negotiations with South Korea.
Yesterday, the Korean Central News Agency said Kim had inspected a joint army, navy and air force drill that demonstrated the country's "merciless striking power" against anyone trying to infringe on its territory. The report did not say when or where the drill took place.
Kim routinely inspects military training to bolster his "songun," or "military-first," policy that rewards the 1.2 million-member armed forces. He often calls for a stronger military during the visits.
South Korea has reportedly drawn up a military operations plan with the United States to cope with possible emergencies in North Korea. South Korea's Defense Ministry has never commented about the existence of such a plan.
The National Defense Commission threatened last Friday to initiate a sacred "retaliatory battle" against South Korea in anger over its reported contingency plan to cope with potential unrest in North Korea. The commission also warned it could break off all dialogue and negotiations with South Korea.
Yesterday, the Korean Central News Agency said Kim had inspected a joint army, navy and air force drill that demonstrated the country's "merciless striking power" against anyone trying to infringe on its territory. The report did not say when or where the drill took place.
Kim routinely inspects military training to bolster his "songun," or "military-first," policy that rewards the 1.2 million-member armed forces. He often calls for a stronger military during the visits.
South Korea has reportedly drawn up a military operations plan with the United States to cope with possible emergencies in North Korea. South Korea's Defense Ministry has never commented about the existence of such a plan.
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