North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un The Iranian – and internal – threat to America’s political career is over North Korea’s Kim admits failures in addressing ruling party MORE said the country’s activities should focus on bringing its ‘arch-enemy’ the United States ‘to their knees’.
The country’s state media (KCNA) reported on Saturday that Kim made the remarks while addressing the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea, according to NBC News. The leader apparently spoke for nine hours.
“Our external political activities must focus on our arch-enemy and the fundamental obstacle to our revolutionary development, the United States,” Kim told NBC. “The effort will focus on overpowering them and bringing them to their knees,” he added.
Kim also threatened to expand the country’s nuclear arsenal.
Kim noted that no matter who is in the White House, “the true nature of the US and its fundamental policy towards North Korea never changes.”
Kim apparently listed several weapon systems under development, The Associated Press reported with reference to KNCA, such as multi-nuclear-headed missiles, underwater nuclear missiles and long-range solid-fuel missiles. However, it is unclear how extensive North Korea’s weapons systems are.
The comment comes as elected president Joe Biden
Joe BidenUS judge blocks Trump administration’s restrictions on asylum McConnell circulates proceedings for second Senate indictment over Trump Top official recalled by Trump then resigns letter to say departure in protest MORE is sworn in on January 20th. Biden has promised to take a strong stand against Kim.
During the presidential debate in October Biden blew President Trump
Donald Trump McConnell circulates proceedings for second Senate indictment over Trump Trump proposes to build own platform after Twitter ban: 18 percent of Republicans support MORE in Capitol because he called a ‘thug’ like Kim ‘his good friend’. Biden said at the time that he would meet with Kim as “he would agree that he would utilize his core capacity.”
Trump has indicated his friendship with the dictator in the past, and the two have held several meetings. However, relations between Trump and the North Korean leader have recently cooled.