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Kim Jong Un Vows Nuclear Retaliation if Provoked With Nukes

© AP Photo / Lee Jin-manA TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023. North Korea said Friday its latest cruise missile launches this week were part of nuclear attack simulations that also involved a test of a purported underwater attack drone as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his rivals "plunge into despair."
A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023. North Korea said Friday its latest cruise missile launches this week were part of nuclear attack simulations that also involved a test of a purported underwater attack drone as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his rivals plunge into despair. - Sputnik International, 1920, 21.12.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has held a meeting with the military who participated in the test launch of the Hwasong-18 ballistic missile, saying that North Korea will respond with a nuclear strike to any nuclear "provocations," the state news agency KCNA reported.
The meeting took place on Wednesday, according to the report.
"He said that the resolute military activity conducted by the company this time true to the Party's battle order was a demonstration of loyalty and strong stand of the DPRK's armed forces defending the sovereignty of the country and a clear explanation of the offensive counteraction mode and the evolution of the nuclear strategy and doctrine of the DPRK not to hesitate even a nuclear attack when the enemy provoke it with nukes," KCNA wrote.
Kim was "deeply impressed with the combat efficiency" of the missile department that showed "high mobility and rapid attack capability" in the launching drill, the report said.
Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test-fired by North Korea on July 13, 2023 - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.12.2023
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