North Korea has adopted a constitutional amendment to enshrine its policy on nuclear force, state media reported on Thursday, as the country's leader pledged to accelerate production of nuclear weapons to deter what he called U.S. 'provocations.'
Kim urged officials to "further promote solidarity with the nations standing against the U.S. and the West's strategy for hegemony," denouncing trilateral cooperation between the U.S., South Korea and Japan as the "Asian-version NATO."Kim returned home last week from aduring which he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to boost military cooperation.
U.S. and South Korean officials have expressed concern that Pyongyang could be seeking technological help for its nuclear and missile programs while Moscow tries to acquire ammunition from the North to supplement its dwindling stocks for the war in Ukraine. On Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned Pyongyang against using nuclear weapon, as Seoul put on thein a decade, with weapons ranging from ballistic missiles to tanks rolling through Seoul in a show of force.
The announcement by parliament also comes after North Korean state media said on Wednesday Pyongyang had decided to , the U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea in July. The U.S. said he is now in American custody and heading home after being expelled into China.
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