Tuesday, 24 March 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would permanently strengthen its nuclear forces and treat South Korea as its most hostile state, as he set out policy priorities in a speech to parliament, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.
Kim said Pyongyang's status as a nuclear‑armed state was irreversible and expanding a "self‑defensive nuclear deterrent" was essential to national security, regional stability and economic development.
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