By Thomas Maresca / UPI
SEOUL, April 11 (UPI) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the expansion of the secretive regime’s offensive military capabilities and reviewed frontline plans against neighboring South Korea, state media reported Tuesday.
Kim stressed the need for “more practical and offensive” war deterrence measures in the face of “ever-worsening security on the Korean Peninsula,” Korean Central News Agency said.
The remarks came at a Monday meeting of the central military commission of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, KCNA reported.
The North Korean leader also “learn[ed] about the plan for offensive operation on the front,” while state media released images of Kim gesturing at a large blurred map that appeared to depict South Korea.
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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.
