SEOUL, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for a major increase in the production of new multiple-rocket launcher systems that can "annihilate the enemy," state media reported Tuesday.
During a Sunday visit to a munitions factory, Kim described the weapons as the "main strike means" that would transform the composition of the Korean People's Army's artillery forces and serve as a central tool in future military operations, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
Kim said the rocket launcher "is a super-powerful weapon system" that can "annihilate the enemy through sudden precise strike with high accuracy and devastating power" and can also be used as a "strategic attack means," KCNA reported. North Korea frequently uses the term "strategic" to signal nuclear capability.
Analysts warn that North Korea's expanding long-range rocket artillery poses a growing conventional threat to South Korea, where much of the population and key military infrastructure lie within range of such systems.
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